Geography in the making : the American Geographical Society, 1851-1951 / John Kirtland Wright, foreword by Richard Upjohn Light
1952, First Edition. New York : American Geographical Society. Near fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly dust-dulled and edge-nicked dust wrapper, with minor loss at head of spine. Text edges slightly dust-dulled. Remains notably well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #452962
Physical description; xxi, 437 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 26 cm. Contents; 1850-1856. New York city and geography in the eighteen fifties -- 1850-1868. The years of Henry Grinnell -- 1868-1884. Judge Daly and the new age of discovery -- 1885-1899. New winds begin to blow -- 1900-1915. Under spreading sails with Archer Milton Huntington -- 1915-1935. The years of Isaiah Bowman: A chronicle -- 1915-1935. The administration of Isaiah Bowman -- 1915-1951. Geography in its diversity -- 1920-1951. The millionth map and related undertakings -- 1920-1951. Techniques of exploration and cartography -- 1916-c.1940. The face of the earth as seen from the air -- 1935-1951. The post-Bowman years -- 1950-1951. Gateways to the future -- The Governing body -- The staff, 1854-1951. -- Presidents and staff leaders -- Publications of the society, 1852-1951. Subjects; American Geographical Society of New York -- History. Geography -- United States -- Societies, etc. -- History. Geographical societies -- United States -- History.
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