Alexander Graham Bell
Pulitzer Prize- winning historian Robert V.
Bruce brings alive the Scottish- born tinkerer who became one of
America’s most famous inventors and a beloved teacher of the deaf.
Photographs by Ira Block.
The Art of Photography at National Geographic { Odyssey: The Art of Photography at National Geographic}
Geographic photographers as art are discussed
by Jane Livingston, Associate Director and Chief Curator of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C. From past magazine and
archives she and her staff selected pictures
Spoofing the Geographic
Through the years America’s top cartoonists
have poked good- natured fun at Geographic traditions. Humorist Ray
Blount, Jr. , gives his own views.
Descendants of the Expeditions { The Henson Family}
Descendants of Matthew Henson travel from
Greenland to the United States to meet their relatives for the first
time and pay homage to the great polar explorer.
Descendants of the Expeditions { The Peary Family}
Recounting touching moments of
reconciliation, Edward Peary Stafford, the explorer’s grandson, travels
to Greenland to meet the Eskimo family of Robert E. Peary. Photographs
by Bob Sacha.
Did Peary Reach the Pole? { Commander Robert E. Peary: Did He Reach the Pole? }
The claim of the great Arctic explorer has
been questioned for nearly 80 years. Drawing on all available sources
including Peary’s now released diary, Wally Herber – – also a noted
polar explorer – – joins the debate.
Within the Yellow Border
The famous GEOGRAPHIC cover has mirrored the
birth, growth, and universality of our Society’s journal, says Editor
Wilbur E. , Garrett. Foldout displays early covers and presents all 353
with illustrations, since the first in July 1942.
The Greatest Job in the World?
In lighthearted stream of consciousness,
Senior Associate Editor Joseph Judge recalls private comments of our
far- ranging writers and photographers.