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Into the Silence
The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest
By Davis, Wade
- ISBN
- 978-0-37540-889-2
- Publisher
- Knopf
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Reviewed on September 15, 2011
In 1924, British climbers George Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, as part of that year's British Mount Everest Expedition, disappeared as they attempted to be the first climbers ever to reach the summit. The mystery of their fate has long haunted the mountaineering world, with many books on the topic. Few can compare to the sheer scope and depth here. Anthropologist Davis (National Geographic explorer-in-residence) moves beyond mountaineering history to d...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
