On Assignment With National Geographic(English, Paperback, Jenkins Mark Collins)

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On Assignment With National Geographic(English, Paperback, Jenkins Mark Collins) is written by Jenkins Mark Collins and published by National Geographic Society. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1426210132 (ISBN 10) and 9781426210136 (ISBN 13).

Join National Geographic archaeologists and adventurers, explorers and scientists on this thrilling jaunt through more than 125 years of research, discovery, and unforgettable photojournalism. Featuring behind-the-scenes tales and show-stopping imagery, this book captures the heart of the Society's fascinating history, from its earliest days as a scientific club to its growth into one of the world's largest geographic organizations. It's well known that National Geographic has been to the top of Mount Everest and reached the depths of the Mariana Trench, but did you know that: A 1957 National Geographic article inspired the creator of the pink plastic lawn flamingo? A National Geographic writer on assignment found the source of the Amazon River? The world-famous photo of our green-eyed Afghan girl almost never happened?