Mapping the Frontier: A Memoir of Discovery from Coastal Maine to the Alaskan Rim

Synopsis

Alaska in 1900 was unexplored frontier, a land where risk, danger, and ultimate adventure made teamwork essential. Maine native R. Harvey Sargent led the U. S. Geological Survey in Alaska for over three decades, 1901-1936, charting the vast expanses of this remarkably beautiful and treacherous land. A pioneer of modern mapping, Sargent introduced 20th-century &“firsts&”: photogrammetry and aerial surveys in Alaska, and the first professional surveys of China&’s mountainous interior.Mapping the Frontier: A Memoir of Discovery from Coastal Maine to the Alaskan Rim publishes for the first time Harvey Sargent&’s diary of his explorations in the world&’s outer edges, from China to Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Montana, and Alaska. He was the son of a sea captain, born with exploration and adventure in his veins. Grounded in the foundations of his childhood home of Sedgwick, Maine, to his family residence for a half-century with USGS in Washington, D. C., Sargent&’s lively narrative is beautifully illustrated with period maps and photographs. The reader will experience the breathtaking majesty of the Grand Canyon; the deadly harsh winters of Utah&’s dessert; misty fjords and dramatic icebergs of Glacier Bay National Park; and Sargent&’s discovery of Alaska&’s Aniakshak crater, today the country&’s most remote National Monument and Preserve.

Copyright:

2015

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

256 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781608934614

Related ISBNs:

9781608934607

Publisher:

Down East Books

Date of Addition:

10/02/25

Copyrighted By:

Robert Malcolm Sargent

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Earth Sciences

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Jan Cigliano Hartman