This one-of-a-kind book is upcycled from a vintage 1937 edition of "In Little America with Byrd", written by Joe Hill, Jr. and Ola Davis Hill ('His Mother'!). The book details the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition, written by the youngest member of the group who spent two years in the Antarctic with Admiral Byrd, in order to further explore and map the region. I've included over 40 pages from the original book, most of which are photographs from the expedition which show the journey, life exploring the area, and the way the men lived on the ship and in 'Little America', their home base, interleaved between 60 blank sheets of recycled, acid-free, 24 lb. white paper. Here's an excerpt from the forward to Hill's book, written by Admiral Byrd:
"Joe Hill, Jr., was the youngest man in my Second Antarctic Expedition, having barely attained the age of twenty at the time of our departure. He served as my orderly on the way down and back. He was a tractor-driver on the ice, having traveled hundreds of frozen mile around, over, and through treacherous and almost bottomless crevasses and in temperatures as low, at times, as 64 degrees below zero. He stood the test. He is one of the best men I have ever had on any of my expeditions. With admirable patience and fidelity to duty and with all the courage that the occasion demanded he did his part to help make the expedition a success. This story of his experiences, as told in this little volume by him and his mother, will charm all who like youthful adventure, and will not fail to inspire every American youth who reads it."
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