- 1995 First edition. 256 pages
- Published by Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers - In association with American Museum of Natural History
- Hardcover with dust jacket. Grey boards. Large book - a little larger than A4 size.
- Very good condition. Near new. Minor creasing to dust jacket. Small owner stamp on free front end paper.
Foreword by Edward O. Wilson. Indexed and Illustrated.
With larger-than-life stories and rare photographs, this fascinating book recounts the first 125 years of the American Museum of Natural History, whose fame and collections derive from a spectacular series of expeditions 'to the ends of the earth,' in the words of explorer Roy Chapman Andrews.
Over the course of these journeys, ranging from the South Pacific to the North Pole, Museum expedition members united science and adventure and transformed exploration from a means of conquest to an opportunity for discovery.
In their lucid and entertaining text, authors Lyle Rexer and Rachel Klein describe the chief expeditions undertaken by the Museum in almost every section of the world - the Pacific, Northwest, Siberia, Mongolia, the poles, Africa and American Southwest and Mexico, South America, and the South Pacific - ending with a look at the Museum's current efforts to unravel the mysteries of evolution and protect the planet's biodiversity.
Accompanying the text are more than 240 photographs, 90 of them in colour, many never before published. They capture all the excitement, danger and difficulty of exploration and discovery. 10 maps are also included.
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