Books by Royal Geography Society and Complete Book Reviews
Edmund Hillary, Author, Royal Geography Society, Author, Richard Leakey, Joint Author . Artisan $35 (339p) ISBN 978-1-57965-220-3
The Royal Geographical Society was founded in 1830; since then, it has accumulated a half million photographs relating to exploration. The history of the RGS is practically coterminous with the history of the development of photography, born within...
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The Royal Geographic Society, Author, Royal Geography Society, Author, Edmund Hillary, Foreword by , foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary. Simon & Schuster $50 (252p) ISBN 978-0-7432-4386-5
George Mallory's famous answer to why he was so dedicated to scaling Mt. Everest—"Because it's there"—is as good an answer as any to those wondering why so many people risk life and limb to ascend the world's...
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