The Age of Mountaineering
by Ullman, James Ramsey
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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New Castle, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
J. B. Lippincott, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Good . Chipping and edgewear to dustjacket. The Age of Mountaineering is undoubtedly the most important of all Mr. Ullmanâs books. In it he tells the story of manâs conquest of the worldâs high places, from Paccard and Balmat on Mount Blanc in 1786 to Hillary and Tenzing on the summit of Mt. Everest in 1953. The book does not pretend to be an exhaustive history of mountaineering. Rather, it is a lively running account of the classic events that have made mountain climbing such an adventurous and fascinating pursuit and is frankly slanted more for the general reader than for the already converted mountaineer.More significant than the accounts themselves is the underlying philosophy which permeates the entire book. âMountaineering,â Mr. Ullman says, âis not merely a story of the conquest of mountains, but of the conquest of fear. It is not merely a record of stirring deeds, but of a great adventure of the human spirit.â That is Mr. Ullmanâs basic theme and with it he nearly succeeds in answering the question: Why climb mountains?
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- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2020023458
- Title
- The Age of Mountaineering
- Author
- Ullman, James Ramsey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Date Published
- 1964
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...