Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 266
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Trim: 6⅛ x 8¾
978-1-4422-4168-8 • Paperback • May 2015 • $24.95 • (£18.99)
978-1-4422-4169-5 • eBook • May 2015 • $23.50 • (£17.99)
Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., (1888–1957) was a pioneering scientific explorer of the Antarctic continent and rear admiral in the United States Navy. He completed one of the first trans-Atlantic flights and flights to the North and South Poles. Byrd was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for heroism given by the United States.