My Life of Adventure

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Stackpole Books, 1995 - Biography & Autobiography - 246 pages
A master dog-sledder, wartime hero, and world-renowned explorer recounts the story of his life in an upbeat, plainspoken style. And what a life it is! From his expeditions to Antarctica to his World War II service to his part in rescuing downed pilots in Greenland, Vaughan, at 89, has lived--and is still living--a life of adventure.

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Contents

Chapter One
3
Chapter Two
11
Chapter Three
17
Chapter Four
29
Chapter Five
38
Chapter Six
43
Chapter Seven
53
Chapter Eight
61
Chapter Seventeen
122
Chapter Eighteen
129
Chapter Nineteen
138
Chapter Twenty
145
Chapter Twentyone
155
Chapter Twentytwo
162
Chapter Twentythree
170
Chapter Twentyfour
177

Chapter Nine
67
Chapter Ten
74
Chapter Eleven
80
Chapter Twelve
87
Chapter Thirteen
96
Chapter Fourteen
102
Chapter Fifteen
109
Chapter Sixteen
117
Chapter Twentyfive
183
Chapter Twentysix
190
Chapter Twentyseven
198
Chapter Twentyeight
206
Chapter Twentynine
213
Chapter Thirty
218
Chapter Thirtyone
231
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Page 50 - We are beyond or east of the 150th meridian, and therefore in the name of Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd claim this land as part of Marie Byrd Land, a dependency or possession of the United States. We are not only the first Americans but the first individuals of any nationality to set foot on American soil in the Antarctic.
Page 65 - on December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and the United States entered the war.
Page 242 - I could picture the six dog teams crossing below, with six young menNorman among them—skiing alongside as they passed before this magnificent mountain range for the first time. In my mind's eye it was 1929.
Page 241 - We climbed a forty-degree slope most of the way. The weather looked ominous on the horizon. Clouds rolled toward us. Six and a half hours later, we were close to the summit
Page 243 - tried to light them, but the wind blew too hard and our hands were too cold. Instead, we enjoyed the streamers waving in the wind
Page 101 - died after being mentally unbalanced for several days. We are all pretty weak, but should be able to last several more days at least.

About the author (1995)

Cecil Murphey is the author of articles in Writer's Digest, Christianity Today, Charisma, Ministry, and These Days, among others, and author of the Dictionary of Christian Marriage, Dictionary of Biblical Literacy, and Gifted hands.

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