Highlights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition

Byrd, Richard Evelyn (Rear Admiral, U.S.N., Ret.)

Verlag: Tide Water Oil Company, St. Paul - Minneapolis, 1930

Beschreibung

Rare original material. Inside cover: "Entire contents of this book copyrighted 1930 by the Tide Water Oil Company. Photographs courtesy of the New York Times and the St. Louis Post Dispatch". Includes original typed and signed letter from Edward L. Shea dated July 1, 1930. Shea presents this photographic guide to the Byrd expedition on behalf, and as vice president, of Tide Water Associated Oil Company, 17 Battery Place, New York. Pictorial textured wraps, some cover, corner, edge wear, rub. Front, back covers feature minimalist monochromatic designs of planes and landscapes. Pages good; paperclip mark at first few. Saddle-stitch bind, good. Large 8 3/4" x 11 3/4" design. Near very good rarity and time capsule. A photographic and ephemeral collection of images with captions documenting the amazing exploration of Antarctica. Dramatic and intriguing photos throughout with captions and a summary text. Filled with key details and information. Presented here is the graphic story in word and pictures of the Byrd Antarctic expedition told for the first time. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd left the States on October 13, 1928, aboard the C.A. Larsen, headed for New Zealand. The Bolling, City of New York, and, James Clark Ross ships, all loaded with the necessary planes, dogs, men and equipment, had been dispatched previously. When all of the ships reached New Zealand, they combined the load to two ships, the Bolling and the City of New York. The expedition ultimately would reach the Ross Ice Shelf on December 28, 1928. Days of laborious unloading and building shelters followed the Expedition's arrival in Antarctica, resulting in a complete village that Byrd named "Little America." Aside from an administration building and bunk house, the complex included radio antenna towers, a mess hall, hangars for the airplanes, storage sheds and a machine shop that contained the first generator of electricity in Antarctica. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Apprx. 32 pages. Printed in the U. S. A. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 020778

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Highlights of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition

Verlag: Tide Water Oil Company, St. Paul - Minneapolis

Erscheinungsdatum: 1930

Einband: Soft Cover

Illustrator: Hurd, Peter

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First Edition.