Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Alone / Richard E. Byrd 305 p.

Admiral Richard E. Byrd elects to man a hut alone deep in the Antarctic where he will gather weather data for the 6 months of winter in 1934 and gets the greatest challenge of his career, the monumental struggle to survive carbon monoxide poisoning and retain his sanity-- all kept a secret from his base camp staff.

First person narrative, intricate details, true, nonfiction, adventure writing, historical writing, and journalistic.

Continents Books: Antarctica

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