The Incomparable Edgar J. Banks with author Richard Cronin
Monday, October 26, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT · Umatilla Public Library · Umatilla, FL
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Umatilla Public Library - Curriculum Room. Lecture by author Richard Lee Cronin on The Incomparable Edgar J. Banks who lived the last twenty years of his amazing life at Lake Dalhousie, near Umatilla. Edgar J. Banks was an archeologist who became the first American to climb Mount Ararat in search of Noah's Ark, both climbed and explored the interior of the Great Pyramid of Giza, and performed archeological excavations near Baghdad. He was an explorer, film producer, author, and - according to many - the inspiration for the movie character Indiana Jones.
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