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The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier Paperback - 2007
by Barcott, Bruce
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- Paperback
Intrigued by the defining pillar of his native landscape, writer Bruce Barcott set out to grasp the spirit of Mount Rainier, the largest and most dangerous volcano in the country, through a death-defying journey along its massive flanks.
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- Title The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier
- Author Barcott, Bruce
- Binding Paperback
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Sasquatch Books, Seattle, Washington
- Date 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G1570615217I3N00
- ISBN 9781570615214 / 1570615217
- Weight 0.73 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 8.52 x 5.54 x 0.57 in (21.64 x 14.07 x 1.45 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: Washington
- Topical: Ecology
- Dewey Decimal Code 796.52
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Mount Rainier is the largest and most dangerous volcano in the country, both an awesome natural monument and a formidable presence of peril. In The Measure of a Mountain, Barcott sets out to grasp the spirit of Rainier through a journey along its massive flanks. From forest to precipice, thinning air to fractured glaciers, he explores not only the physique of Rainier but the psychology and meaning of all mountains, and the deep connection that exists between humans and landscape.
Filled with adventure, poignant personal reflections, and fascinating mountain lore told by Indian chiefs, professional guides, priests, and scientists, this book is one man's stirring quest to reconcile with a dazzling creation of nature, at once alluring and sometimes deadly.
Filled with adventure, poignant personal reflections, and fascinating mountain lore told by Indian chiefs, professional guides, priests, and scientists, this book is one man's stirring quest to reconcile with a dazzling creation of nature, at once alluring and sometimes deadly.