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Includes bibliographical references (p. 476) and index.
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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.
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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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