Explorations: Great Moments of Discovery from the Royal Geographic Society

by Richard E. Leakey, Edmund Hillary, Royal Geographical Society

Book Overview

Since earliest days, humans have found it impossible to resist the allure of the unknown. The reasons are as different as the people are. Here, in one volume, Explorations captures in photographs and interviews the expeditions and emotions of some of the most daring adventurers of the last century. Organized according to geographical region, and accompanied by essays by such famous names as Wilfred Thesiger, Richard Leakey, and Edmund Hillary, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579652204
• ISBN13: 9781579652203
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Artisan Publishers
• Length: 339 Pages
• Weight: 4.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.7" x 12.4"

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Packed with its visual documentation

Explorations packs in hundreds of black and white and color illustrations as it captures great moments of discovery from the archives of the Royal Geographic Society. Any would-be explorer or geography and history fan will relish this gorgeous collection, packed with its visual documentation of some of the greatest moments in history.