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    Reference 1550 (2637)
    Category Antarctic;
    Author Adams, Lieutenant Harry
    Title BEYOND THE BARRIER WITH BYRD: An Authentic Story of the Byrd Antarctic Exploring Expedition .
    Publishing Information Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, 1932.
    Description 1st Edition; xvi, 253 pages, illustrated with b/w photos. Original covers, blind stamped sailing boat on front cover and penguin to spine, no dustjacket. Shelf wear, missing blank front end paper, contents clean. A first hand account of the expedition, covering the preparations, the journey to Antarctica, the establishment of the base camp, various scientific and exploratory activities undertaken by the members of the expedition. The author also provides insight into the personalities and motivations of the various members of the expedition. "Adams wrote this detailed account of Byrd's initial expedition, the first American experience of the Antarctic continent. Though an attractively produced volume, it remains the least popular of the seven accounts published by expedition members" (Taurus).
    Price £25.00
    Keywords expedition, adventure, Polar S1-Ant
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