The Measure of a Mountain
Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2012
Summary
“With distinctive wit and uncommon intelligence,” a Seattle writer offers a “provocative, highly original” profile of Mount Rainier-capturing the majestic beauty and deadly allure of one of the largest active volcanoes in the U.S. (Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air)Mount Rainier is one of the largest and most dangerous volcanoes in the country, both an awesome natural monument and a formidable presence of peril. In The Measure of a Mountain, Seattle writer Bruce Barcott sets out to grasp …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781570615214 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1570615217 |
| Author: | Bruce Barcott |
| Publisher: | Blue Star Press |
| Imprint: | Sasquatch Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 335g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 140mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“With distinctive wit and uncommon intelligence, Bruce Barcott has penned a … provocative, highly original appreciation of a great mountain. He is a hell of a writer.” –Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air “Utterly absorbing … A marvelous bio
About The Author
Bruce Barcott
Bruce Barcott contributes major articles on environmental and adventure topics to Outside magazine. He is a former staff writer at the Seattle Weekly and has contributed to The New York Times Magazine, Men’s Journal, Harper’s, and Slate, among other publications. He has written a number of books, including The Measure of a Mountain- Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier (1997) and The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw- One Woman’s Fight to Save the World’s Most Beautiful Bird (2008).
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