The Duke of the Abruzzi: An Explorer's Life [Hardcover]

Mirella Tenderini (Author), Michael Shandrick (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 188 pages
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books; 1St Edition edition (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898864992
• ISBN-13: 978-0898864991
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #698,309 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Echoes of a Life Spent on Edge, January 18, 2000

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This review is from: The Duke of the Abruzzi: An Explorer's Life (Hardcover)

Tenderini and Shandrick weave a powerful account of one explorers life in this well composed biography of a sovereign turned mountaineer. The Duke of the Abrizzi was one of the ironheared forerunners of the alpinist breed who preceded the fluffy, 'conquer-but-don't-experience' mountaineers of the last ten years. Shouldered up against the backdrop of the shaken world order of the turn of the last century, the words of the writers breed within the reader a vision of the routes (mountain and sea) upon which the Duke traveled with his constant band of likeminded aquaintences. A very scholarly approach to the headwaters of the mountaineering sub-culture which has become a torrent in our age.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book Waiting to be Explored, November 2, 2000

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Simon Osmond (Yukon, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Duke of the Abruzzi: An Explorer's Life (Hardcover)

this is one of the best expedition book i've ever read. i'm from the yukon territory in canada, and i certainly can find myself relating to the story. the landscape description is precise and amazing. the mountains. the snow. the water. and the lake. all beautifully described. i'm so proud to be a yukonian. and this book should certainly be read for all those who loves to explore the great outdoor or and the undisturbed mountains of the world.

4.0 out of 5 stars The Duke of the Abruzzi: An Explorer's Life, February 10, 2010

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This was a gift to my climbing partner. He has found it interesting at how they choose their mountains, the gear they used and the story that is told. Really enjoying the story unfold by a mountaineer that lived a very long time ago.