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than the Nile. Highly enthused, they returned home to the
National Geographic headquarters in Washington DC, but they were abruptly told by the head cartographer that he didn't want to see their maps and documents, adding, "Everyone knows the Nile is the longest river in the world" – and they were curtly dismissed. This led to further disillusionment with National Geographic, causing the Schreiders to resign from the company in 1970, the year that their book
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251:, working freelance at first and later as foreign editorial staff, for fifteen years, from 1956 to 1970. They worked as a team and lived for periods of time in about 50 countries on five continents. Helen and Frank Schreider were known for their ability to write, photograph and film within the cultures they visited. They wrote three books, six major articles for
394:, the Schreiders needed a new jeep. They found a pristine amphibious jeep that had never been used, one that a collector had kept in perfect condition since the war. Tortuga II was quickly ready and became their home as they traversed the Ganges River, through India over a five-month period, during 1957-58. Their lengthy article on the Ganges appeared in
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Ushuaia license plate #1. Only then were they able to reassure their families and friends back home that they survived their journey. Fortuitously, a few days later, an officer of the
Argentine Navy invited them, along with the battered Tortuga, to board a freighter for Buenos Aires, and eventually they arrived back home in California on April 9, 1956.
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archipelago at this time. Often the beauty of the landscape and people were offset by the arduous task of waiting for permission to travel. The grim soldiers they encountered were in stark contrast to the overall cheerful and welcoming
Indonesian people. A detailed account of their thirteen-month odyssey is presented in their book
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Although Helen worked with Frank as an explorer and later with the
National Park Service, she had actually been an artist first and foremost throughout her life. With a fine arts degree from UCLA, she produced a great many paintings and drawings – many of them were done during her travels with Frank.
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The
Schreiders started their journey from Circle on June 21, 1954, arriving in California a couple of weeks later where they continued to work on the rehabilitation of the amphibious jeep. Months later, christened with a Coke bottle, "La Tortuga," the two-and-a-half ton turtle was born. The craft was
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Their last trip took them to the source of the Amazon River, where they built a wooden boat from an abandoned hull and named her "The Amazon Queen." Their new German shepherd, Balthazar, accompanied the couple as they managed to navigate and map the entire Amazon River, concluding that it was longer
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On
January 1, 1955, they began the next phase of their journey. At the southern end of Mexico the highway gave way to 200 miles of oxcart tracks through thick jungle. Navigating this tangle of trees, vines, boulders and mud, with the help of local people and their machetes, they finally reached the
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Schreider adventure was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post: January 12, 1957, "We Made the ‘Impossible’ Tour, Part One: How We Motored Through the Jungle." January 19, 1957, "We Made the ‘Impossible’ Tour: Part Two: How We Went to Sea in a Jeep." January 26, 1957, "We Made the ‘Impossible’
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More than fifty years after the
Schreiders' amphibious jeep travels, a group of adventurers led by Richard Coe had planned to travel from London to Sydney, Australia in a large U.S. military amphibious vehicle (to be called Tortuga III) that would have retraced the exact Asia route of the Schreider
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In addition to her Statue of
Liberty exhibition, Helen Schreider set up the display of Bicentennial gifts at the White House "for the President to view, and the display at the Great Hall for the nation to see." In recognition of this she received a letter of thanks from the Deputy Special Assistant
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After India, the
Schreiders set off on their next expedition, this time, to Indonesia – for a challenging and dangerous 5,000-mile journey by land and sea from Sumatra to East Timor. Aside from the dangers of the journey, they were also subjected to the bureaucracy and military tension gripping the
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As a follow up on Helen's induction to the Explorers Club, Angela Schuster, the editor of the Explorers Journal, published an article "Reflections on the Amazon – in conversation with Helen Schreider" (Summer 2016). Ms. Schuster had arranged for a retired geography professor, John Ryan, and a film
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La Tortuga proved to be seaworthy and they entered the Pacific on four occasions and survived four terrifying days in rough ocean water. They were then misled by a friendly fisherman to go inland on a small river to a supposed road, which turned out to be not a road but a railroad. In desperation,
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The Explorers Club includes every significant explorer in the world. This includes Robert E. Peary & Matthew Henson (first to the North Pole, 1909), Roald Amundsen (first to the South Pole, 1927), Sir Edmund Hillary (first to the summit of Mt. Everest, 1953), Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin &
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From the beach where they landed, a road building crew struggled to help them push and pull La Tortuga through an unfinished road to Ushuaia, finally reaching their goal on January 23, 1956. La Tortuga was the first vehicle to ever arrive on the island on its own power, for which it was issued an
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On May 11 they passed through the Panama Canal, but this was an adventure in itself, with La Tortuga looking like a minnow beside the huge ships. The officer in charge of the Panama Canal Zone, Admiral Miles, tried in vain to dissuade them from entering the Caribbean. In parting, the admiral said
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Frank and Helen met at the University of California at Los Angeles, where Frank studied engineering and Helen fine arts. They married in 1947, but it wasn't until February 1951 that they embarked on a belated honeymoon, beginning their life of exploration and adventure. With their German shepherd
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wrote that "all other travel settings on the surface of this earth must be anti-climactic after the Schreider voyage" and that their amphibious jeep, "La Tortuga," should be placed in the Smithsonian Museum "right along with the Spirit of St. Louis and other dramatic symbols of ‘famous firsts.’"
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as a museum designer. Her first assignment was to design and assemble the Bicentennial Exhibition within the Statue of Liberty. At the official ceremony in 1976 she was congratulated for her work by the French ambassador and later she received the Presidential Design Award from President Ford.
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During their travels, in addition to photographs, they filmed their journey on a 16 mm Bolex camera. After editing the film on their return, they were booked on a speaking tour throughout the US and parts of Canada. They would stand on stage (with Dinah of course) speaking on microphones,
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Frank had been inducted as a member of the Explorers Club in 1956 but Helen wasn't since this was a club for men only. Eventually, women were also accepted but it wasn't until 2015 – 59 years later – that Helen finally caught up with Frank, becoming a Fellow National, not just a Member of the
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wall of mountains in Costa Rica that had blocked them four years earlier. This time they turned to the coastline to go by sea but there was no calm bay to enter the ocean. They had to launch from the beach into twenty-foot waves, nearly ending their journey before it truly began.
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Before the Schreiders could set off on another venture, they needed to raise money, so before finishing the jeep repairs they left for a two-year job at an air force base in Anchorage, Alaska. While there they expanded their dreams of adventure. They would start their journey at
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Tour, Part Three: Island-Hopping the Spanish Main." February 2, 1957, "We Made the ‘Impossible’ Tour: Part Four: Trigger-Happy Territory." February 9, 1957, "We Made the ‘Impossible’ Tour: Conclusion: The Land of Fire – three agonizing miles of travel in southern Argentina."
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was published. Years later, in 2007, Brazilian scientists claimed that the Amazon is longer than the Nile and therefore is the longest river in the world. So the Schreiders might have been right after all, 37 years earlier than the team of Brazilian scientists.
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Dinah they set out in a jeep for a jaunt to South America, but four months later they were back, disillusioned and broke. They had gotten only as far as Costa Rica, where they hit a "wall of mountains," as the Pan American Highway had not yet been completed.
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314:, where they found it deserted but for themselves. Afterwards, often with no roads to speak of, they traversed Bolivia to Chile, where La Tortuga sailed 50 miles across three interconnected lakes to get to Argentina and proceed to its southern tip.
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in his April 20, 1970 broadcast: "Helen and Frank Schreider are the first to trace the mighty Amazon from its headwaters to its mouth . . . over four thousand miles to the Atlantic. Their exploits are fascinatingly described in their new book,
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hired them after their first independent journey from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego (1954–56). They were the first people to travel the length of the Americas solely by means of their own power. They completed six additional expeditions through
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they drove 35 miles on the railroad, bouncing along the ties, which almost destroyed La Tortuga. Somehow they survived, got themselves to Panama City where it took Frank six weeks (and considerable expense) to repair La Tortuga.
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Her drawings accompanied their photographs throughout their three books and their articles in National Geographic. Now in her 90s, Helen lives in a retirement community in Santa Rosa, CA, and continues to work as a painter.
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Afterwards, their pace increased, often leaving for the next journey before the last one had been published. From the Great Rift Valley, they went straight into their next expedition which was to follow in the footsteps of
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In the fall of 1951 Frank found an old rusty World War II amphibious jeep in a junkyard. He began the work to rebuild the engine and to repair the hull, while Helen designed the interior storage and living space.
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Following this experience, they realized that to bypass the mountains of Costa Rica and the jungles of Panama they would need an amphibious vehicle in order to go by sea when they couldn't get through on land.
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Leah Bendavid-Val, Robert A. Sobieszer, Carole Naggar, Anne H. Hoy, Ferdinan Protzman, and Fred Ritchin, National Geographic Photographs: The Milestones, Washington DC: National Geographic, 1999, pp. 166-167.
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In Helen's ensuing work with the National Park Service she planned extensive museum exhibitions at Yellowstone National Park, the Big Hole Battlefield, Nez Perce, Mount Rainier and several other locales.
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Michael Collins (first to the surface of the Moon, 1969). By being members of the Club it placed Helen and Frank Schreider in the same league as these and all other major explorers in the world.
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in 1960. Also, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor met them in India during their journey and described their adventures in considerable detail in his report "A message from your Society’s President."
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Helen and Frank Schreider, 20,000 Miles South: A Pan American Adventure in a Seagoing Jeep from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, 1957, p. 14.
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Their next assignment was to survey the situation in Taiwan. In the course of this they interviewed Madam and Chiang Kai-shek in their home where they were living in seclusion.
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through Africa by Land Rover. Early in their travels they were invited to meet King Hussein of Jordan. Their journey is referred to in several sections of Linda Street's book
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From nation to nation they traveled, making friends, meeting dignitaries and capturing the beauty and uniqueness of each culture, people, and landscape they encountered.
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Interview by John Ryan and Anna Darrah, "Reflections on the Amazon— in conversation with Helen Schreider," The Explorers Journal, Vol. 94, No. 2, Summer 2016, pp. 44-47.
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Alice Dixon Bond, "20,000 Miles South by Helen and Frank Schreider, Doubleday--Book Review," The Boston Sunday Herald, June 2, 1957, Section IV, Books in Review, p. 15.
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George Dissinger, "Amphibious Jeep Travelers--San Diego Pair Halts Here on Trip From Arctic to Cape Horn," San Diego Evening Tribune, January 1, 1955, Section B, p. 2.
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published by National Geographic (1970) . . . concluding that the Amazon, not the Nile, is the world’s longest river." Also Elizabeth Fagg Olds in her book
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After the Panama Canal they survived a perilous 300-mile journey on the Caribbean. To escape violent storms they sought refuge on islands inhabited by the
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Nan Trent, ""We almost look for ourselves--Review of The Drums of Tonkin," The Christian Science Monitor, September 19, 1963. Second Section, p. 9.
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Helen and Frank Schreider, "Indonesia: The Young and Troubled Island Nation," National Geographic Magazine, Vol. 119, No. 5, May 1961, 579-625.
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Melville Bell Grosvenor, "A message from your Society’s President," National Geographic Magazine, Vol. 116, No. 6, December 1959, pp. 841-853.
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Frank and Helen Schreider,"Hazardous roads, impenetrable forests pose problems in Mexican back country," Daily Times-Advocate, April 16, 1955.
796:"En Jeep anfibio uniran an Alaska con el extremo sur del Continente Americano," El Mercurio, Santiago, Chile, November 18, 1955, pp.1&19.
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Helen and Frank Schreider, "East from Bali by Seagoing Jeep to Timor," National Geographic Magazine, Vol. 122, No. 2, August 1962, 236-279.
498:, Helen and Frank each followed their own individual careers. At first Frank began as a free-lancer, writing for many magazines, including
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Helen and Frank Schreider, "In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great," National Geographic Magazine, Vol. 133, No. 1, January 1968, 1-65.
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Ron Kenny, "Schreiders rest at Valley Center after driving from Arctic to Tierra del Fuego," Daily Times-Advocate, April 16, 1956, p. 1.
514:, their Spanish-language magazine. Upon retirement he continued his love of sailing, which included crossing the Atlantic in his boat,
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Helen Schreider, "An American artist looks at the Middle East," Al Majal Magazine (United States Information Agency), September, 1974.
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Loretta Sayre, "Panamanian Governor rides with Schreiders as Jeep makes crossing of Canal," Daily Times-Advocate, May 16, 1955, p. 1.
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Ron Kenney, "Schreiders tell of difficulties they overcame on two-continent journey," The San Diego Union. April 22, 1956, p. a-36.
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that if they made it through the Caribbean to South America and Tierra del Fuego, he would recommend Frank to the Explorers Club.
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Eloise Perkins, "Helen Schreider's Paintings From Around the World will be exhibited," Daily Times-Advocate, June 17, 1964, P. 7.
760:"Dos norteamericanos realizan raid desde Alaska a Tierra del Fuego en un anfibio," El Comercio, Quito, 28 de Julio, 1955. p. 1.
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Helen and Frank Schreider, "Taiwan: The Watchful Dragon," National Geographic Magazine, Vol. 135, No. 1, January 1969, 1-45.
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Helen and Frank Schreider, "Journey into the Great Rift," National Geographic Magazine," Vol. 128, No. 3. August 1965, 254-290.
1104:"A couple in an amphibious jeep go adventuring in Indonesia-- Review of the Drums of Tonkin," Sunday Register, New Haven, Conn.
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Travel Fact and Travel Fiction: Studies on Fiction, Literary Tradition, Scholarly Discovery, and Observation in Travel Writing
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Paul Sampson, "Couple Lecturing on Jeep Trip From Alaska to South America," The Washington Post, November 16, 1957, p. B-1.
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Helen and Frank Schreider, "From the Hair of Siva," National Geographic Magazine, Vol. 118, No.4, October 1960, 445-503.
751:"Schreiders make first land trip--S.D. pair reach South America in Jeep," San Diego Evening News, July 15, 1955, p. B-1.
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Percy Wood, "They Island-Hopped in a Sea-Going Jeep--Review of The Drums of Tonkin," Chicago Tribune, October 6, 1963.
778:"The US Ambassador to Peru receives Mr. and Mrs. Schreider," Peruvian Times, Vol XV, No 767, September 2, 1955, p. 2.
240:(January 8, 1924 – January 21, 1994) were explorers in the mid-20th century, known for traveling by amphibious jeep.
823:"Alaska to Argentina--couple in Jeep end 22,000-mile journey," The San Diego Union, February 14, 1956, pp.1&a-4.
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In addition, after Helen's induction into the Explorers Club, Albuquerque TV and newspaper outlets interviewed her.
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From Colombia they continued through Ecuador, and while in Peru took La Tortuga all the way to the remote ruins of
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of the US Navy recommended Frank to the Explorers Club, and on September 17, 1956 Frank was inducted as a member.
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Frank started writing about their travels while on board the ship and within a few months he completed their book
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Frank and Helen Schreider, "The Amazon," The Explorers Club Journal, Vol XLIX, No 4, December 1971, pp 218-223.
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Helen and Frank Schreider, The Drums of Tonkin: An Adventure in Indonesia. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1963.
940:"20,000 Miles South, Helen and Frank Schreider, Doubleday--Book Review," Los Angeles Free Press, May 9, 1957.
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Norris and Ross McWhirter, Guinness Book of World Records. New York: Sterling Publishing Co, 1971, page 106.
805:"Cross Straits--Pair in Jeep Cover Length of Americas," San Diego Evening Tribune, February 2, 1956, p. B-1.
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Dr. Clyde Keeler, "Schreiders' Jeep believed 'Sea Monster' by San Blas Indians," Star-Herald, June 15, 1955.
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Letter to Helen Schreider from Milton E. Mitler, Deputy Special Assistant at the White House, June 2, 1976.
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886:"Traveled by Jeep--Arctic-to-Horn pair welcomed by Mayor," Los Angeles Times, April 13, 1956, Part 2, p 1.
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successfully launched in a calm bay in Los Angeles – making front-page news in the Los Angeles Times.
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Helen and Frank Schreider, Exploring the Amazon, Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1970.
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used one of Helen's Alexander assignment photos of an evening desert scene in Iran in their book,
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narrating the journey live, while the film played behind them. At one of the first such events at
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Rush, James Robert (ed.) (1996). "Frank and Helen Schreider Search for the Indies of Old, 1963".
877:"22,000-mile Jeep trip ends for pair," Los Angeles Herald & Express, April 10, 1956, p. A-12.
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967:"Sea-Going Jeep--First time ever trail is blazed Arctic to Tierra," Toronto Star, May 11, 1957.
706:"The Amphibious Jeep 'Tortuga' passes through Canal," Panama Canal Review, June 3, 1955, p. 15.
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Lesley Ewing, "A New (Overdue) EC Fellow," The Explorers Log, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2015, pp. 28-29.
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Lesley Ewing, "A New (Overdue) EC Fellow," The Explorers Log, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2015, pp. 28-29.
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journey in their Tortuga II. The expedition does not appear to have happened, however.
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producer, Anna Darrah, to conduct an interview with Helen as the basis for her article.
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expeditions (1962-1970) – The Great Rift Valley, Alexander the Great, Taiwan, the Amazon
1433:"'It's such a beautiful world' – Famed adventurer finally inducted into Explorers Club"
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Schreider couple drops in on Indonesians," Daily-Times Advocate, August 1, 1962, p. 11.
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Veils and Daggers: A Century of National Geographic's Representation of the Arab World.
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868:"Pioneers--Two Jeep to Cape Horn from Arctic," Los Angeles Times, April 10, 1956, p.2.
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Nan Trent,"High Adventure," The Christian Science Monitor, December 4, 1963, p.13.
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679:"Amphibious Jeep Makes Canal Transit Today," The Nation, May 11, 1955.
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hired the Schreiders as full-time staff, and sent them to explore the
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The Editors, "Ducking Down Under," The Active Times, March 28, 2014.
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832:"High Adventure," Saturday Evening Post, February 23, 1956, p. 6.
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697:"Amphibious Exercise," Time Magazine, May 23, 1955, p. 30.
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336:La Tortuga, Frank, Helen and Dinah at Ushuaia.
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220:Member of
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149:1924-01-08
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