Bradford Washburn was an explorer, mountaineer,
photographer, cartographer, and former director of the Boston
Museum of Science. Washburn gathered many awards over the course of
his career, including nine honorary doctorates, the Centennial
Award of the National Geographic Society (shared with his wife,
Barbara, the first woman to summit Mount McKinley), and the King
Albert Medal of Merit.
Award-winning writer Lew
Freedman has written more than twenty books on sports and
personalities in traditional and adventure sports. He has won
nearly three hundred journalism awards for his work for the Chicago
Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Anchorage Daily News.
""...Washburn looks back on his multifaceted career, which
includes pioneering work in aerial photography in Alaska's
mountains, 13 first ascents of Alaskan peaks and a decades-long
relationship with the National Geographic Society. The
autobiography also offers rare photographs and little-known
anecdotes about Washburn's World War II service and other
explorations.""
—Photomedia
“...the mountaineering icon shares tales of his pioneering work in
climbing and aerial photography, and anecdotes about famous pals
like Amelia Earhart.""
—ForeWord
Footnotes
“Park visitors will love reading about one of the last ...
explorers and adventurers of the twentieth century. Dr. Bradford
Washburn, renowned for his pioneering work in aerial photography in
Alaska’s mountains, his thirteen first ascents of Alaskan peaks,
his devotion to science, and his decades-long relationship with the
National Geographic Society..... Washburn is also famed for
his meticulous cartography, having mapped Mount McKinley, Mount
Everest, and the Grand Canyon. He led the first ascent of the
popular West Buttress route on the 20,320-foot Mount McKinley. And
for four decades, he’s been a major player in leading and
developing Boston’s Museum of Science. This autobiography also
offers rare photographs and little-known anecdotes about Washburn’s
World War II service, other explorations, and his special
partnership with his wife, Barbara.”
—Association of Partners for Public Lands News and Notes
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