National Geographic: Behind Americas Lens on the World

National Geographic: Behind Americas' Lens on the World by Howard S Abramson. Published by Crown Publishers Inc, New York, NY, 1987. 1st Stated Edition1st Printing. Hardbound in Glassine Protected DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good DJ. Discarded Library Book. 279 Pgs. ISBN 0517561093. LCCN 86-11596. Here is the first-ever book-length account of one of America's most powerful and mysterious institutions: The National Geographic Society, which for nearly a century has been America's lens on the world. Through the author's vivid and anecdotal account, the story of the National Geographic Society will at last become as familiar as its famous magazine. Description text copyright 2006 BooksForComfort. Item ID 10988.