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Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering
By Isserman, Maurice
- ISBN
- 9780393068504 9780393292527
- Publisher
- Norton
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Library Journal
Starred Review on May 15, 2016 | Arts and Humanities
Isserman (history, Hamilton Coll.; coauthor, Fallen Giants) brings masterly storytelling and an eye for detail to the history of American mountaineering, beginning with the colonialists' first encounters with mountains in the 17th century and ending with the golden age of climbing in the mid-1960s. Chapters are all-encompassing narratives of prominent climbers and first ascent...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
