Explorers House: National Geographic and the World it Made
by Poole Robert M (9780143035930)

For over one hundred years, National Geographic has brought athe world and all thatas in ita to millions of people worldwide. Through its unparalleled research, exploration, publications, and photography, the organization and its magazine have, in many ways, defined how we see the world. Now Robert Pooleas "Explorers House" offers a vibrant, behind-the-scenes look at National Geographic, from its start in 1888 under the leadership of Alexander Graham Bell and the Grosvenor family to its evolution into one of the worldas most esteemed institutions. With unprecedented views and details of some of the magazineas most groundbreaking articles and explorations, "Explorers House" presents National Geographic from the inside out, from its remarkable family to the very ends of the earth it investigates. aA wonderfully subtle and exhaustiveaand even shockingaportrait of an age and of an institution.a a Paul Theroux aA great journey.a aCaroline Alexander, author of "The Bounty" and "The Endurance"

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