Continental divide a history of American mountaineering
In Continental Divide, Maurice Isserman tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Mountains were originally seen as obstacles to civilization; over time they came to be viewed as places of redemption and renewal. The White Mountains sti...
| Main Author: | Isserman, Maurice (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Pioneers, 1642-1842
- Hardy mountain plants, 1842-1865
- Good tidings, strenuous life, 1865-1903
- Brotherhood of the rope, 1900-1946 : part I
- Brotherhood of the rope, 1900-1946 : part II
- Rucksack revolution, 1945-1963
- Epilogue: 1964-2015.