Race to the top of the world : Richard Byrd and the first flight to the North Pole /

Race to the top of the world

Richard Byrd and the first flight to the North Pole
Sheldon Bart
Book - 2013

In the age of adventure, when dirigibles coasted through the air and vast swaths of the Earth remained untouched and unseen by humankind, two titans of exploration competed in the race of a lifetime: to be the first aviator to fly over the North Pole. This is their story.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bart, Sheldon
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Regnery History, c2013.
Subjects:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, > 1888-1957.
Amundsen, Roald, > 1872-1928.
Air pilots > Arctic regions.
Aeronautics > Arctic regions.
Arctic regions > Aerial exploration.
North Pole > Aerial exploration.

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