Without discrediting the expedition's success or Admiral Richard Byrd's leadership, this book makes clear for the first time that the admiral was not the saintly hero he and the press depicted. A provocative reassessment of an American hero, but a scrupulously objective book that makes a major contribution to history. Photographs.
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Without discrediting the expedition's success or Admiral Richard Byrd's leadership, this book makes clear for the first time that the admiral was not the saintly hero he and the press depicted. A provocative reassessment of an American hero, but a scrupulously objective book that makes a major contribution to history. Photographs.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Good. Text is w/o highlighting, marginalia, etc.; binding is sound; block has faint smudges/stains & a minor bump to bottom, w/miniscule impact to 1 dz. pages; clean boards--minor bump to lower corners; good DJ w/rubbing, scratching, edgewear. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 354 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Illus. 8vo. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. Published Annapolis: Naval Inst, 1990. Ex-library copy with pocket and bar code label on rear fly leaf. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
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AS NEW CONDITION. AS NEW DUST JACKET. //NO REMAINDER MARK//NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKS OF ANY KIND (no names or inscriptions, no bookplate, no underlining, etc) // NEW MYLAR COVER//
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