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THE WHITE DEATH: Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zone
de Jenkins, McKay
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Very good
- ISBN 10
- 037550303X
- ISBN 13
- 9780375503030
- Librería
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Random House, (2000).. (2000).. Very good. INSCRIBED TO PETER MATTHIESSEN AND SIGNED BY MCKAY JENKINS - Octavo, cloth- backed boards in a dust wrapper. There are some tiny stains to the front cover & the bottom edge of the rear cover. The rear panel of the dust jacket is slightly soiled. xxi, 228 & [1] pages plus colophon. Black-and- white illustrations. There are a few tiny marks to the bottom edges of the pastedowns. Very good. <p>First edition.<p>Inscribed by the author to Peter Matthiessen on the half-title: "Feb 00 / For Peter / With deepest admiration and gratitude for your guidance and help these last few years / McKay". Jenkins edited "The Peter Matthiessen Reader".<p>Matthiessen provides a quote on the rear panel of the dust wrapper: "A dramatic account of an ill-fated mountaineering family, and a well-researched study of avalanches and the mysterious nature of snow, which makes the collapse of its formations the great underlying danger in high mountains."
Sinopsis
In 1969, five young men from Montana set out to accomplish what no one had before: to scale the sheer north face of Mt. Cleveland, Glacier National Park's tallest mountain, in winter. Two days later tragedy struck: they were buried in an avalanche so deep that their bodies would not be discovered until the following June. The White Death is the riveting account of that fated climb and of the breathtakingly heroic rescue attempt that ensued.In the spirit of Peter Matthiessen and John McPhee, McKay Jenkins interweaves a harrowing narrative with an astonishing expanse of relevant knowledge ranging from the history of mountain climbing to the science of snow. Evocative and moving, this fascinating book is a humbling account of man at his most intrepid and nature at its most indomitable.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 31752
- Título
- THE WHITE DEATH: Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zone
- Autor
- Jenkins, McKay
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very good
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 037550303X
- ISBN 13
- 9780375503030
- Editorial
- New York: Random House, (2000).
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- (2000).
- Palabras clave
- MOUNTAINEERING; MOUNTAINEERS; SNOW; NATURAL PHENOMENA; AVALANCHES; THE WHITE DEATH: Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zone; MCKAY JENKINS; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; ILLUSTRATIONS; PETER MATTHIESSEN; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Mountaineering;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
Sobre Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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