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My Grandfather’s Imposter

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My Grandfather’s Imposter

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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.”

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August 10, 2015

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Tagged Amazon, Clippings, Essay, Oklahoma, Roads and Kingdoms.

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  • The &Now Awards 3 Anthology piece out now
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1 thought on “My Grandfather’s Imposter”

  1. 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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