1928 First Edition SKYWARD Richard Evelyn Byrd *North Pole*Antarctic

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Richard Evelyn Byrd

Here is a vintage hardcover book that would be a fantastic addition to a collection!   

You are bidding on a vintage hardcover book titled Skyward by Richard Evelyn Byrd. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. This is just the Fourth Impression of the First Edition, dated June, 1928. Book has wonderful photo illustrations.

A book about man's mastery of the air as shown by the brilliant flights of America's leading air explorer. His life, his thrilling adventures, his North Pole and Trans-Atlantic flights, together with his plans for conquering the Antarctic by air.

Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN (25 October 1888 – 11 March 1957) was a naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights, in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his expeditions had been the first to reach the North Pole and the South Pole by air. His South Pole claim is generally supported by a consensus of those who have examined the evidence. Byrd was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for heroism given by the United States.