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Mystery, Beauty, and Danger: The Literature of the Mountains and Mountain Climbing Published in England before 1946
 
 
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Mystery, Beauty, and Danger: The Literature of the Mountains and Mountain Climbing Published in England before 1946 [Hardcover]

Robert H. Bates (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 2001
Writers reveal changing perceptions of mountains -- from places of mystery, to objects of beauty, to challenges to be conquered.

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7 x 10 trim. 34 illus. LC 00-059252

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ROBERT H. BATES, whose books include Five Miles High (1938) and The Love of Mountains Is Best (1994), lives in Exeter, New Hampshire.

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  • Hardcover: 247 pages
  • Publisher: Peter E. Randall Publisher; 1st edition (January 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0914339915
  • ISBN-13: 978-0914339915
  • Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,574,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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BENOIT MARTI OF BERNE, who climbed the Niesen in 1558, was surprised to find that some earlier climber had carved in Greek on the rock at the summit: the love of mountains is best. Read the first page
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mountain literature, upper snows, mountain writers, mountain subjects, mountain ascents, mountain travel, first ascent, other climbers
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Mont Blanc, Alpine Journal, Alpine Club, Leslie Stephen, Mount Everest, Professor Tyndall, Canadian Rockies, Monte Rosa, Albert Smith, New Zealand, Conrad Gesner, Douglas Freshfield, Nanga Parbat, New Hampshire, Belmore Browne, Edward Whymper, Geoffrey Winthrop Young, Mark Twain, Mer de Glace, Vittorio Sella, Egyptian Hall, John Ruskin, Middle Ages, Samuel Butler, Simplon Pass
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