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100 1 $aBart, Sheldon,$eauthor.
245 10 $aRace to the Top of the World :$bRichard Byrd and the First Flight to the North Pole /$cSheldon Bart.
246 30 $aRichard Byrd and the First Flight to the North Pole
264 1 $aWashington, DC :$bRegnery History,$c[2013]
264 4 $c℗♭2013
300 $axiv, 560 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
546 $aText in English.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 493-531) and index.
505 0 $aCast of characters -- pt. 1. The transpolar flight -- One million square miles -- Crocker/Bradley/Harris land -- Another door opens -- Peary man -- Three-way race -- Toward the lost Atlantis -- The windy place -- The sun compass -- In the midst of chaos -- pt. 2. The man in the crisp navy whites -- F.F.V. -- Marie -- Great love comes first -- Out of sight of land -- Useful -- pt. 3. The greatest story of the year -- Lighter vs. heavier -- In defense of the little jitneys -- Late entry -- The sporting element -- The soul of honor -- Viking valor -- Crossing the Delaware -- The grassy knoll of Aviation I -- The grassy knoll of Aviation II -- The blessed sun -- pt. 4. The airplane of the future -- Doctor of latitude and longitude -- Musketeers of the air -- The almost impossible -- In the hands of fate.
520 $aIn 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.
600 10 $aByrd, Richard Evelyn,$d1888-1957.
600 10 $aAmundsen, Roald,$d1872-1928.
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651 0 $aArctic regions$xAerial exploration.
651 0 $aNorth Pole$xAerial exploration.
650 0 $aAir pilots$zArctic regions.
650 0 $aAeronautics$zArctic regions.
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