National Geographic 125 Years: Legendary Photographs, Adventures, and Discoveries That Changed the World Author: Visit Amazon's Mark Collins Jenkins Page | Language: English | ISBN:
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JAPAN | 1912 In a hand-tinted picture, a Japanese girl
has a “wail” of a good time playing her traditional
three-stringed samisen. (Eliza R. Scidmore, p. 77)
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AFGHANISTAN | 1984 Editor Bill Garrett had a fabulous
eye: It was he who plucked this Kodachrome frame from a
pile of rejects and made it the most famous cover image in
the magazine’s history. (Steve McCurry, p. 244)
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CANADA | 1909 Portrait of the explorer as a cold
man: Whether Robert E. Peary and his assistant,
Matthew Henson, reached the North Pole in 1909
or not, they came closer to that goal than anyone
before them. (Robert E. Peary Collection, NGS, p. 61)
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"Features some of the most iconic stories and photographs from writers, explorers and photographers for the National Geographic Society... the best of the best." —
The Chronicle Herald "Over 600 of the best images printed by the publication... miraculously manages to pack all of the most memorable reports and features." —
NYLON Magazine "Celebrates the best of National Geographic through 600-plus photographs—some of which have never been published before." —
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- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: National Geographic; 10.7.2012 edition (November 6, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1426209576
- ISBN-13: 978-1426209574
- Product Dimensions: 11 x 9.5 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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