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Joseph Hill, Expedition Member, on:
His First Impression of Admiral Byrd
Travelling to Antarctica
Transporting Supplies to Little America
His Job on the Expedition
Byrd's Decision to go to Advance Base Alone
Byrd's Illness at Advance Base
Rescuing Admiral Byrd
Byrd's Motivation
Admiral Byrd's Legacy
The Lasting Impression of the Expedition
Eugene Rodgers, Journalist, on:
Raising Money for the First Expedition
Media Deals for the First Expedition
The Idea of Scientific Study in Antarctica
Byrd's Motivation to Fly Over Antarctica
The Journey to Antarctica
Byrd's Tendency to be Secretive
Little America
The Mission to Rescue Gould
Byrd's Drinking Habits
Byrd's Leadership Qualities
The Loyal Legion
The Race to the South Pole
The South Polar Flight
Being Stranded on the Ice
Dean Smith's Diary
Understanding Byrd's Character
The Controversy of the North Pole Flight
The Dangers of Antarctic
Bess Balchen Urbahn, former wife of Bernt Balchen, on:
Bernt Balchen and the Flight of the Josephine Ford
Bernt Balchen's Feelings About Byrd
The South Pole Expedition
The Controversy of the North Pole Flight
Exposing the Story of the North Pole Expedition
Bolling Byrd Clarke, Byrd's daughter, on:
Her Father's First Flight
Her Mother, Marie Byrd
Her Father, Richard Byrd
Her Father's Dog, Igloo
Her Parent's Marriage
Her Father's Public Appeal
Her Father's Absence
Family Activities
The Ordeal at Advance Base
Her Father's Return
Raimond Goerler, Byrd Archives, on:
Byrd's Physical Ability
The Injury to Byrd's Foot
The MacMillan Expedition
The Challenge of the North Pole
The Competition Between Amundsen and Byrd
Bernt Balchen's Contributions
The North Pole Flight
Richard Byrd: An American Hero
The Transatlantic Flight of 1927
Byrd's Ambition
The South Pole Expedition
The Relationship Between Balchen and Byrd
Byrd's Diary
Financing the Second Expedition
Byrd's Condition at Advance Base
Rescuing Byrd
Byrd's Legacy
Lisle Rose, Historian, on:
The Leading Visionaries in Aviation
Being the First to the North Pole
The Flight
The News of Byrd's Achievement
The Transatlantic Flight
The First Antarctic Expedition
Conditions at Advance Base
Byrd's Fear of Flying
The Controversy of the North Pole Flight
The Second Antarctic Expedition
Byrd's Ordeal at Advance Base
The Conflict About Rescuing Byrd
Admiral Byrd's Legacy
Stevenson Corey, Expedition Member, on:
His Desire to go to Antarctica
The Plan for Advance Base
His Job on the Expedition
Little America
Byrd's Ordeal at Advance Base
Rescuing Byrd From Advance Base
Norman Vaughan, Expedition Member, on:
How He Learned of the Expedition
His First Impression of Admiral Byrd
Trouble with the Dogs
Unloading the Equipment
Conditions at Little America
Protecting Themselves from the Cold
Keeping Busy at Little America
Drinking on the Expedition
Keeping Clean While on the Ice
The Danger of Crevasses
The Welcome Home
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