A Stowaway Ukulele Revealed: Richard Konter & The Byrd Polar Expeditions

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PART ONE: RICHARD "UKULELE DICK" KONTER, A SAILOR'S LIFE
Chapter 1 A Ukulele Goes North-Way North
Chapter 2 Richard Wesley Konter
Chapter 3 Background and Early Life
Chapter 4 Konter the Musician
Chapter 5 The 1926 Arctic Expeditions
Chapter 6 Between the Expeditions
Chapter 7 Byrd's First Antarctic Expedition
Chapter 8 Konter's Later Years PART TWO: KONTER'S MARTIN UKULELES
Chapter 9 How Konter's North Pole Ukulele Was Examined and What It Revealed PART THREE: THE SIGNERS
Chapter 10 Signers on the Top
Chapter 11 Signers on the Right Side
Chapter 12 Signers on the Left Side
Chapter 13 Signers on the Back
Chapter 14 Signers on the Headstock and in the Sound Hole

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At the height of the ukulele craze, Konter was a go-to arranger for Tin Pan Alley composers and publishers. In 1926, Konter shipped out as a member of the crew of the Byrd Arctic Expedition. As a riveted world followed their progress (and that of their arch-rival, Roald Amundsen, the world's greatest polar explorer), Konter managed to get his ukulele aboard Byrd's plane for the first successful polar flight. A keen contributor to history in the making, Konter managed to obtain the autographs of more than 150 individuals, both famous and unknown, all of whom respected the importance of Konter's North Pole ukulele. Later, Konter accompanied Byrd to Antarctica and later married, for the first time at age 80, the love of his life. For the first time, A Stowaway Ukulele Revealed: Richard Konter and the Byrd Polar Expedition details the marvellously diverse cast of characters who autographed this little instrument, presenting mini-biographies and photographs to illustrate the interconnected web of lives brought together by Konter. New archival research, interviews, and imaging all combine to make A Stowaway Ukulele Revealed: Richard Konter and the Byrd Polar Expedition a spellbinding read that blends biography, music, polar exploration, history, determination, courage, and romance.

EAN: 0888680702533
UPC: 888680702533

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