Antarctica's Lost Aviator : The Epic Adventure to Explore the Last Frontier on Earth
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New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
Edition
First Pegasus books cloth edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 251 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus books cloth edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index.
Description
"By the 1930s, no one had yet crossed Antarctica, and its vast interior remained a mystery frozen in time. Hoping to write his name in the history books, wealthy American Lincoln Ellsworth announced he would fly across the unexplored continent. And to honor his hero, Wyatt Earp, he would carry Earp's gun belt on the flight. The main obstacles to Ellsworth's ambition were numerous: he didn't like the cold, he avoided physical work, and he couldn't navigate. Consequently, he hired the experienced Australian explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins, to organize the expedition on his behalf. While Ellsworth battled depression, Wilkins purchased a ship, hired a crew, and ordered a revolutionary new airplane constructed. The Ellsworth Trans-Antarctic Expeditions became epics of misadventure, as competitors plotted to beat Ellsworth, pilots refused to fly, crews mutinied, and the ship was repeatedly trapped in the ice. Finally, in 1935, Ellsworth took off to fly from the Weddell Sea to the Ross Sea. A few hours after leaving, radio contact with him was lost and the world gave him up for dead. [This book] brings alive one of the strangest episodes in polar history, using previously unpublished diaries, correspondence, photographs, and film to reveal the amazing true story of the first crossing of Antarctica and how, against all odds, it was achieved by the unlikeliest of heroes."--Dust jacket.
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Text in English.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Maynard, J. (2019). Antarctica's Lost Aviator: The Epic Adventure to Explore the Last Frontier on Earth (First Pegasus books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Maynard, Jeff. 2019. Antarctica's Lost Aviator: The Epic Adventure to Explore the Last Frontier On Earth. Pegasus Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Maynard, Jeff. Antarctica's Lost Aviator: The Epic Adventure to Explore the Last Frontier On Earth Pegasus Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Maynard, Jeff. Antarctica's Lost Aviator: The Epic Adventure to Explore the Last Frontier On Earth First Pegasus books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, 2019.
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