The mammoth book of Everest : from the first attempts to today, 40 first-hand accounts
2015
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Total copies: 1
This selection of the very best writing on Everest begins with the first attempts and continues, via Mallory's failed bid and Hillary and Tenzing's triumph, to the disasters of recent years. It features 40 white-knuckle accounts of climbing on the world's highest mountain, with all the tragedy and triumph of humankind's striving for the top of the world, by those who know the 'Death Zone' best - the climbers themselves. But this is much more than just the best of exhilarating first-hand accounts of climbing on Everest. It includes the full history of the conquest of Everest, and provides an evocative portrait of the cruel, natural beauty of Chomolungma, 'The Mother Goddess of the World'.
Main title:
The mammoth book of Everest : from the first attempts to today, 40 first-hand accounts / edited by Jon E. Lewis.
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Edition:
[New] edition.
Imprint:
London : Robinson, 2015.
Collation:
xxxii, 477 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Previous edition: published as The mammoth book of how it happened, Everest. 2003.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781472120182 (pbk)1472120183 (pbk)9781472120199 (ebook)
Dewey class:
796.522 LEW796.522
LC class:
GV199.44.E85
Language:
English
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BRN:
278596