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A man of the world : my life at National Geographic  Cover Image Book Book

A man of the world : my life at National Geographic / Gilbert M. Grosvenor with Mark Collins Jenkins.

Summary:

"The captivating inside story of the man who helmed National Geographic over the course of six decades is a front-row seat to iconic feats of exploration. This revealing autobiography makes an impassioned argument to know-and care for-our planet"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781426221538 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 399 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Maps on endpapers.
Subject: Grosvenor, Gilbert M.
National geographic magazine.
Periodical editors > United States > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Gilbert Melville Grosvenor is the former president and chairman of the National Geographic Society, after having served as the editor of National Geographic magazine from 1970 to 1980. The great-grandson of Alexander Graham Bell and the third Grosvenor to serve as editor-in-chief of the magazine, Grosvenor has received 14 honorary doctorates and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005 for his leadership in geography education.

GILBERT MELVILLE GROSVENOR is the former president and chairman of the National Geographic Society, after having served as the editor of National Geographic magazine from 1970 to 1980. The great-grandson of Alexander Graham Bell and the third Grosvenor to serve as editor-in-chief of the magazine, Gilbert Grosvenor has received 14 honorary doctorates and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005 for his leadership in geography education.


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