Mysteries in Ice: A Commemoration of Polar Science and Admiral Richard Byrd's Antarctic Expeditions

... var cpo = []; cpo["_object"] ="cp_widget_f9b5bb26-95d1-458c-aae9-06c6e9f4b58b"; cpo["_fid"] = "AYAA1-8yxr2p"; var _cpmp = _cpmp || []; _cpmp.push(cpo); (function() { var cp = document.createElement("script"); cp.type = "text/javascript"; cp.async = true; cp.src = "//www.cincopa.com/media-platform/runtime/libasync.js"; var c = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; c.parentNode.insertBefore(cp, c); })(); Powered by Cincopa Video Hosting for Business solution.Admiral Richard E Byrd Admiral Richard E. Byrd meeting President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Courtesy of BPCRC.originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMheight 582width 672orientation 1camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS6 Ticker tape parade in New York City. One of three ticker tape parades celebrating Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Courtesy of BPCRC.originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AMheight 2386width 2970orientation 1camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS W I have read through mountains of archive material on him and I can't say enough about both his integrity and his tenacity. He comes from an age of gentlemen. He carried his public persona with a great deal of respect and honor. As a genuine adventurer he was an American heroic figure, a role which he took as a public trust to uphold as an obligation and not for fame's sake. The letters you read in the archive whether they are to presidents or to school children are always heart warming, serious and genuine... What people don't realize is how the pursuit of science was a main purpose behind...
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