August 10, 2015August 13, 2015 by Jamie

My Grandfather’s Imposter

The Explorer’s Club headquarters fill a five-story Jacobean townhouse on East 70th Street in Manhattan. The inside looks lifted from the opening scenes of an Indiana Jones movie: Wood panels, stuffed leopards snarling, mounted expedition flags, and photographs of triumphant explorers line the walls. Founded in 1904, the Club has twenty-six chapters all over the world. To become a full-fledged member, you must “carry out or assist in field science expeditions to study unknown or little known destinations or phenomena in order to gain knowledge for humankind.”

One Reply to “My Grandfather’s Imposter”

Jamie says:

August 13, 2015 at 19:51

Linked to FP http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2015/08/13/the-fpas-must-reads-august-7-14/

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