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Chargement... Wings of Ice: The Mystery of the Polar Air Racepar Jeff Maynard
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. More proof - if any was needed - that many of the explorers who lived on their reputations for heroic endeavour were driven more by ego and just plain craziness than any abstract desire to advance human knowledge. Hubert Wilkins was genuinely brave and innovative - take for example his intention to sail a derelict ex World War 1 submarine beneath the Arctic ice (and certain death for him and his crew who sensibly mutinied). But all that said, he was on the right side of history in his belief that aviation (and submarines) would reveal more of Poles than the sled hauling that had ruled the day up until then. Mostly though, it's part of a the very little known story of Australia's involvement in Polar exploration, and a moral tale about the pursuit of celebrity. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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 was involved in the bitter dispute that cost him his life, Byrd announced he would fly to the South Pole. Wilkins was hired to beat him. Late in 1928 they unloaded their planes on opposite sides of Antarctica and prepared for the last great race in polar history. It was a race that ensured Byrd's place as an American icon and during his life no one dared question his claims. It was only after his death that he was accused of being "the greatest fraud in polar history." Wilkins died in 1958 and disappeared from the history books after his wife locked away his records and diaries. Wings of Ice lays out clues then challenges the reader to solve an 80-year-old mystery, while bringing to light an untold story of courage, daring, and adventure. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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