Wings of Ice: The Mystery of the Polar Air Race
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At the end of World War I large areas at the top and bottom of the globe were still vast, cold mysteries. Into these blanks on the map explorers flew, urged on by their sponsors to achieve "firsts," by their governments to claim new land, and by a public fascinated with moving pictures and radio broadcasts. In March 1926 Wilkins and Byrd, along with veteran explorer Roald Amundsen, were locked in a race to the North Pole. A year later, while Amundsen...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1741669340
ISBN13:9781741669343
Release Date:April 2010
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Length:296 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
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