Footsteps on the ice : the Antarctic diaries of Stuart D. Paine, second Byrd Expedition / edited with an introduction by M.L. Paine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paine, Stuart D. L.

Contributor:

Paine, M. L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explorers--Antarctica--Diaries.

Explorers.

Antarctica--Discovery and exploration.

Antarctica.

Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 2nd, 1933-1935.

Paine, Stuart D. L--Diaries.

Paine, Stuart D. L.

Paine, Stuart D. L--Travel--Antarctica.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (389 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"These are the diaries of Stuart Paine, a dog driver, radio operator, and navigator on Admiral Richard Byrd's Second Antarctic Expedition (1933-1935). Notably, Paine guided a three-man geological party up the Ross Ice Shelf and Thorne (Scott) Glacier to explore and map unknown territory near the South Pole"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Footsteps on the Ice The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition

Contents

Illustrations

Maps

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Chinook Kennels

2 At Sea

3 The Roaring Forties and South December 13, 1933-January 16, 1934

4 Misery Trail January 24-February 28, 1934

5 Journey of "Seven Hells" March 1-31, 1934

6 Little America April 1-22, 1934

7 The Old Mess Hall April 25-June 10, 1934

8 The Deep Winter Night June 15-July 17, 1934

9 The Admiral and Summer Field Preparations July 20-October 15, 1934

10 The Start of the Southern Journey October 16-November 20, 1934

11 In Select Company November 21-December 5, 1934

12 Mount Weaver December 6, 1934-January 11, 1935

13 Homeward January 13-May 12, 1935

Afterword

Appendix 1 The Men of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition

Appendix 2 "What Is It Like to Travel at Seventy-five below Zero?" by Dr. Thomas C. Poulter

Appendix 3 Fall Southern Trip Meteorological and Navigating Records

Appendix 4 Barrier Bull Selections

Appendix 5 Logistics Planning from Mile 173 to Mile 445.5, Thorne Glacier, and Return to Little America

Appendix 6 Navigation and Triangulation Reports: Summer Journey to the Queen Maud Range

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-351) and index.

ISBN:

9780826265920

0826265928

OCLC:

186326709