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Because it's There
Alan Weber
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Description for Because it's There
Paperback. A collection of classic mountaineering stories. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Mountains have long inspired the wit and daring of the world's most fascinating explorers. In this definitive collection of mountain lore, Alan Weber exhibits forty-three essays by artists and adventurers to whom climbing was more a mission than a sport. Beginning with the fabled tale of Hannibal's Roman invasion-men, horses, and elephants in tow-through the hitherto impassable Alps, the accounts progress to recent descriptions of high-peaks mountain climbing in Mount Everest and the formidable K-2. Included among the earlier pieces are Petrarcha's introspective journey to the Windy Mount; William Windham's exploration of Montenvers and the "Sea of Ice" in 1741; ... Read more
Mountains have long inspired the wit and daring of the world's most fascinating explorers. In this definitive collection of mountain lore, Alan Weber exhibits forty-three essays by artists and adventurers to whom climbing was more a mission than a sport. Beginning with the fabled tale of Hannibal's Roman invasion-men, horses, and elephants in tow-through the hitherto impassable Alps, the accounts progress to recent descriptions of high-peaks mountain climbing in Mount Everest and the formidable K-2. Included among the earlier pieces are Petrarcha's introspective journey to the Windy Mount; William Windham's exploration of Montenvers and the "Sea of Ice" in 1741; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780878333035
SKU
V9780878333035
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About Alan Weber
Weber is an historian as well as an avid climber. He is currently a research fellow of the Institute for European Studies at Cornell University and a CEMERS Associate Fellow at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is the editor of Nineteenth Century Science: A Selection of Original Texts and Women Almanac Writers . A long-time member ... Read more
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We know Hannibal crossed the Alps, but what was it really like for his Army? These and other classic and rare treks at high altitude should elevate any reader.
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