Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole

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book exploration narrative

"Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole" is Richard E. Byrd’s firsthand account of his pioneering polar aviation expeditions and historic flight over the South Pole.

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Label	Occurrences
Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole canonical	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ exploration narrative ⓘ
author	Richard E. Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describesEvent	first flight over the South Pole by Richard E. Byrd ⓘ
documents	establishment of the Little America base ⓘ execution of the South Pole flight ⓘ preparation for the South Pole flight ⓘ
focusesOn	challenges of polar aviation ⓘ logistics of polar expeditions ⓘ scientific exploration in Antarctica ⓘ
genre	exploration literature ⓘ travel writing ⓘ
hasAuthorOccupation	aviator ⓘ explorer ⓘ naval officer ⓘ
intendedAudience	general readership ⓘ readers interested in polar exploration ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	expedition report ⓘ memoir ⓘ
mainSubject	Antarctic expeditions ⓘ Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pole NERFINISHED ⓘ aerial exploration ⓘ polar aviation ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first-person account ⓘ
relatedWork	Alone ⓘ Skyward NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	Antarctic continent ⓘ Little America base NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	human endurance in extreme environments ⓘ national prestige in exploration ⓘ technological innovation in exploration ⓘ
timePeriod	early 20th century ⓘ interwar period ⓘ

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Subject: Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole
Description of subject: "Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole" is Richard E. Byrd’s firsthand account of his pioneering polar aviation expeditions and historic flight over the South Pole.

Referenced by (1)

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Richard E. Byrd → notableWork → Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole ⓘ