National Geographic Society 100 Years of Adventure and Discovery Hardback color

National Geographic Society 100 Years of Adventure and Discovery Hardback color glossy 484 pages 1987 edition Published by Harry N. Abams ISBN 0810913763 C.D.B Bryan's brilliant centennial history of the National Geographic Society--essentially tracing the story of exploration, science, and discovery in the 20th century--sold nearly a million copies. Bryan's lively text derives from in-depth interviews with key personnel--writers, photographers, editors--and contact with many of the scientists and explorers whose work was sponsored by the Society. He had free access to the Society's remarkable archives, which go back to Robert E. Peary's efforts to reach the North Pole; Hiram Bingham's discovery of Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Inca; Reinhold Messner's super-human solo climb to the summit of Mt. Everest, and countless other records of achievement. This rich, historical volume has color photographs that add another dimension to the story, for the Geographic is a picture magazine and has long been valued for showing the world the way things look in far-off places. Borrowed from the Magazine's recent pages are photographs from stories such as the one parodying the popular novel and movie, The Bridges of Madison County, that purported to show what a National Geographic photographer was really like. Here also are unique photographs of the 500-year-old frozen Inca mummy found in high-altitude Peru, as well as a dramatic shot from a recent Arctic journey made by explorer-in-