Mountain men : a history of the remarkable climbers and determined eccentrics who first scaled the world's most famous peaks / Mick Conefrey and Tim Jordan.
Record details
- ISBN: 0306811294
- ISBN: 9780306811296
- Physical Description: 281 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Edition: 1st Da Capo Press edition
- Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2002.
- Copyright: ©2001
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-269) and index. Originally published: London : Boxtree, 2001. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1 Man Who Sold the Alps 8 -- 2 Misfit and the Matterhorn 29 -- 3 High Society 59 -- 4 Shameless Diary of an Explorer 79 -- 5 Fingerprints of Dr. Cook 97 -- 6 Misplaced Optimism of Maurice Wilson 136 -- 7 Rise and Fall of Fritz Wiessner 160 -- 8 Houston's Last Expedition 201 -- 9 Jealous Mountain 222 -- 10 Why Climb? 247. |
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| Subject: | Mountaineering > History. Mountaineering expeditions > History. Mountaineers > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 5 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | 796.522 CON (Text) | 33114013628250 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
