A Review of "Discovery" by Admiral Richard E. Byrd

Discovery, although a magnificent story of the physical side of enduring the cold and isolation over a long period of time in an unexplored part of the world, is more so a work about men, who, when confronted by this unknown, can and did work together to achieve a common goal: general exploration.

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​Additionally, this is the strongest of reads about an apolitical man of honesty and integrity. Admiral Richard E. Byrd was a great American pioneer and explorer with a great sense of humor and one seemingly overriding trait we see all too little of today: humility.

In this day of meandering, oversized, and not-very-opaque political egomaniacs …

… this was a most refreshing read.

​It is a non-fiction story of the greatest kind that restored my faith in man.

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