The Mammoth Book Of Everest
from the first attempts to today, 40 first-hand accounts
$52.21
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
3 June 2015
Summary
Everest: A Chronicle of Triumph and Tragedy
This selection of the very best writing on Everest begins with the first attempts and continues, via Mallory’s failed bid and Hillary and Tenzing’s triumph, to the disasters of recent years. It features 35 white-knuckle accounts of climbing on the world’s highest mountain, with all the tragedy and triumph of humankind’s striving for the top of the world, by those who know the ‘Death Zone’ best - the climbers themselves.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472120182 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472120183 |
| Author: | Jon E. Lewis |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 3 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 404g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Mammoth Books |
About The Author
Jon E. Lewis
Jon E. Lewis is an historian and author of numerous bestselling books on history and military history, including Voices from D-Day, Voices from the Holocaust, The Mammoth Book of the Vietnam War and A Brief History of the First World War. He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in history and his work has appeared in New Statesman, the Independent, Time Out and the Guardian. He lives in Herefordshire.
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