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The National Geographic Society : 100 years of adventure and discovery / C.D.B. Bryan.

Bryan, C. D. B. (Courtlandt Dixon Barnes) (Author).

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at J.N. Desmarais Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
J.N. Desmarais Library G 3 N37 B79 1987 30007008926502 Circulation (3rd floor) Available -

Record details

  • ISBN: 0810913763
  • ISBN: 9780810913769
  • Physical Description: 484 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : H.N. Abrams, 1987.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 476) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- 1888-1900 -- North and South Poles Conquered -- 1900-1905 -- Natural Disasters -- 1905-1920 -- Archeology -- 1920-1930 -- Glorious Expeditions -- 1930-1940 -- The Depths -- 1940-1950 -- War and Conflict -- 1950-1957 -- The Heights -- 1957-1967 -- Space -- 1967-1977 -- Conservation -- 1977-1988 -- Inner Space -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index -- Credits.
Summary, etc.:
The entire history of the Geographic, focusing on the guiding personalities behind it--from Gardiner Greene Hubbard and Alexander Graham Bell to three generations of the Grosvenor family.

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