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