When Admiral Richard E. Byrd set out on his second Antarctic
expedition in 1934, he was already an international hero for having
piloted the first flights over the North and South Poles. His plan
for this latest adventure was to spend six months alone near the
bottom of the world, gathering weather data and indulging his
desire "to taste peace and quiet long enough to know how good they
really are." But early on things went terribly wrong. Isolated in
the pervasive polar night with no hope of release until spring,
Byrd began suffering inexplicable symptoms of mental and physical
illness. By the time he discovered that carbon monoxide from a
defective stovepipe was poisoning him, Byrd was already engaged in
a monumental struggle to save his life and preserve his sanity.When
"Alone" was first published in 1938, it became an enormous
bestseller. This edition keeps alive Byrd's unforgettable narrative
for new generations of readers.
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