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Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering
Maurice Isserman
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Description for Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering
Paperback. A story of adventure and aspiration in the high peaks that makes a vivid case for the importance of mountains to American national identity. Num Pages: 448 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RGBS; RGR; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 350.
In Continental Divide, a Banff Prize-winner tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Maurice Isserman traces the evolving social, cultural and political roles mountains played in shaping the country.
In Continental Divide, a Banff Prize-winner tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Maurice Isserman traces the evolving social, cultural and political roles mountains played in shaping the country.
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
350g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393353761
SKU
V9780393353761
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99-15
About Maurice Isserman
Maurice Isserman is the author of Continental Divide and coauthor of Fallen Giants, a history of Himalayan mountaineering that won the Banff Prize for best mountaineering history, as well as the National Outdoor Book Award. He is a professor of history at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.
Reviews for Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering
Packed with fascinating details ... comprehensive and inviting.
Wall Street Journal Maurice Isserman is the hidden jewel of mountaineering historians. He brings a scholar's eye to the wonder and passion of the sport. Continental Divide is a sweeping chronicle of what America contributed to an adventure long dominated by the Swiss and the British, the French, Poles, Germans, Austrians, and Italians...This is a story of mountains as dreams, of land as destiny, of summits as the pinnacles of all human desire.
Wade Davis, National Geographic Explorer for the Millennium and author of Into the Silence Continental Divide represents over 300 years of American climbing history in one epic volume...Maurice Isserman takes us on this journey with equal amounts of meticulously researched facts and understated humor, critical historical context and heartbreaking human stories-all of which make for a fascinating read.
Bernadette McDonald, author of Freedom Climbers and Brotherhood of the Rope A thrilling and nuanced history that expands our view of exploration, revealing how mountain adventures have transformed America.
Peter Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan, authors of Buried in the Sky
Wall Street Journal Maurice Isserman is the hidden jewel of mountaineering historians. He brings a scholar's eye to the wonder and passion of the sport. Continental Divide is a sweeping chronicle of what America contributed to an adventure long dominated by the Swiss and the British, the French, Poles, Germans, Austrians, and Italians...This is a story of mountains as dreams, of land as destiny, of summits as the pinnacles of all human desire.
Wade Davis, National Geographic Explorer for the Millennium and author of Into the Silence Continental Divide represents over 300 years of American climbing history in one epic volume...Maurice Isserman takes us on this journey with equal amounts of meticulously researched facts and understated humor, critical historical context and heartbreaking human stories-all of which make for a fascinating read.
Bernadette McDonald, author of Freedom Climbers and Brotherhood of the Rope A thrilling and nuanced history that expands our view of exploration, revealing how mountain adventures have transformed America.
Peter Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan, authors of Buried in the Sky