p. 353, re Byrd: Yet the noble art of ballyhoo, which had flourished so successfully in the nineteen-twenties, had lost something of its vigor. Admiral Byrd’s flight to the South Pole made him a hero second only to Lindbergh in the eyes of the country at large, but in the larger centers of population there was manifest a slight tendency to yawn: his exploit had been over-publicized, and heroism, however gallant, lost something of its spontaneous charm when it was subjected to scientific management and syndicated in daily dispatches. [See also chapter 8, “The Ballyhoo Years,” p. 186ff.]
Only Yesterday.
Allen, Frederick Lewis. New York: Harper, 1931.
- 1933-35 Byrd Second Antarctic Expedition.
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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Alone.
Byrd, Richard Evelyn. London: Readers Union, 1939.
- 1933-35 Byrd Second Antarctic Expedition.
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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After several expeditions Byrd, trying to justify his solo wintering at Advance Base, felt restless:
Discovery: The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition.
Byrd, Richard Evelyn. New York: Putnam’s, 1935.
- 1933-35 Byrd Second Antarctic Expedition.
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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Byrd’ second expedition (1933-1935), again settled at the still usable Little America, emphasizing science and technology at considerable expense for a wholly private expedition. The technology included four airplanes, various tractors, and snowmobiles. The trip included Byrd’s near-fatal solitary period at Bolling Advanced Weather Base recounted in Alone.
Footsteps on the Ice: The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition.
Paine, Stuart D. Colombus, MO: University of Missouri Press, 2007.
- 1933-35 Byrd Second Antarctic Expedition.
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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Paine was hired mainly as dog-driver for the expedition but was also used as a radio operator, maintenance man, and navigator, and is the only published diarist of the trip. He faithfully records what he is reading.
The Winter Night Trip to Advance Base Byrd Antarctic Expedition II 1933-35.
Poulter, Thomas Charles. Mimeograph. “Copyrighted 1973 by Thomas C. Poulter.” 1914.
- 1933-35 Byrd Second Antarctic Expedition.
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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Poulter was in command of Little America while Byrd spent his four months alone at Advance Base. Poulter was chosen by Byrd over the older Harold June and Paul Siple. Byrd thought Siple less mature and June unable to stay away from or hold his liquor. This book consists of notes from Poulter’s diaries and memos that passed among the men while at Little America or Advance base. A good deal is about Poulter’s problems in controlling liquor consumption, including his draining many gallons onto the ice.
Scout to Explorer: Back with Byrd in the Antarctic.
Siple, Paul. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1936.
- 1933-35 Byrd Second Antarctic Expedition.
- Antarctic Reading: Expeditions
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Here is Siple’s account of his return to Antarctica on the Second Byrd Expedition. He’s lost a little of his Boy Scott adolescence but is still a young man filled with wonderment at his good fortune of being asked to return, and at the lack of wonder among some of his new colleagues.