Hiram Bingham

Hiram Bingham III (November 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956) was an American academic, explorer and politician. In 1911, he publicized the existence of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu which he rediscovered with the guidance of local indigenous farmers. Later, Bingham served as the 69th governor of Connecticut for a single day in 1925—the shortest term in history. He had been elected in 1924 as governor, but was also elected to the Senate and chose that position. He served as a member of the United States Senate until 1933.

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Cover of Lost City of the Incas

Lost City of the Incas

Cover of The ancient Incas

The ancient Incas

Cover of In the wonderland of Peru

In the wonderland of Peru

Cover of Machu Picchu, a citadel of the Incas

Machu Picchu, a citadel of the Incas

Cover of Inca Land

Cover of Peru

Cover of Ancient monuments of the Mississippi Valley

Ancient monuments of the Mississippi Valley

Cover of Across South America

Across South America

Cover of The Possibilities of South American History and Politics as a Field for Research

The Possibilities of South American History and Politics as a Field for Research

Cover of Notes on Central America, particularly the States of Honduras and San Salvador; their geography, topography, climate, population, resources, productions, etc., etc., and the proposed Honduras Interoceanic Railway

Notes on Central America, particularly the States of Honduras and San Salvador; their geography, topography, climate, population, resources, productions, etc., etc., and the proposed Honduras Interoceanic Railway

Cover of The journal of an expedition across Venezuela and Colombia, 1906-1907

The journal of an expedition across Venezuela and Colombia, 1906-1907

Cover of The states of Central America

The states of Central America

Cover of Waikna or, adventures on the Mosquito shore

Waikna or, adventures on the Mosquito shore

Cover of Observations on the chalchihuitl of Mexico and Central America

Observations on the chalchihuitl of Mexico and Central America

Cover of Monograph of authors who have written on the languages of Central America

Monograph of authors who have written on the languages of Central America

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Cover of The Monroe doctrine, an obsolete shibboleth

The Monroe doctrine, an obsolete shibboleth

Cover of Observations on the uses of the mounds of the West, with an attempt at their classification

Observations on the uses of the mounds of the West, with an attempt at their classification

Cover of A Residence of Twenty-one Years in the Sandwich Islands

A Residence of Twenty-one Years in the Sandwich Islands

Cover of An explorer in the air service

An explorer in the air service

Cover of New Mexico and California

New Mexico and California

Cover of Collection of rare and original documents and relations, concerning the discovery and conquest of America

Collection of rare and original documents and relations, concerning the discovery and conquest of America

Cover of Ruins of Tenampua, Honduras, Central America

Ruins of Tenampua, Honduras, Central America

Cover of The journal of an expedition across Venezuela and Colombia, 1906-1907: an ..

The journal of an expedition across Venezuela and Colombia, 1906-1907: an ..

Cover of Tropical fibres

Tropical fibres

Cover of Nicaragua; its people, scenery, monuments, resources, condition, and proposed canal

Nicaragua; its people, scenery, monuments, resources, condition, and proposed canal

Cover of Quelques remarques sur la géographie et les monuments du Pérou

Quelques remarques sur la géographie et les monuments du Pérou

Cover of Antiquities of the state of New York

Antiquities of the state of New York