To the ends of the earth
Subtitle: four expeditions to the Arctic, the Congo, the Gobi, and Siberia
By: by John Perkins with the American Museum of Natural History ; [maps created by David Lindroth].
Contributors: American Museum of Natural History.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 1981
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: Discoveries in geography -- American.; Explorers -- United States -- Biography.
Description: In the early decades of the 20th century, the American Museum of Natural History sponsored four of the last great expeditions to seek out the hidden places of the world. This heavily illustrated book recounts those expeditions to the Arctic, Siberia, Congo, and Gobi. Descriptions are also provided on the native cultures encountered during those expeditions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.