The Glittering Mountains of Canada - A Record of Exploration and Pioneer Ascents in the Canadian Rockies, 1914-1924 (Paperback)

""This then is a book of mountaineering, not presenting the Canadian Rockies in their entirety -- no single volume will ever do that -- but including many of the finest things. It is also a book of mountain travel, under conditions such as perhaps the European traveller experienced in the Alps during the Eighteenth Century. Finally, it is a book of mountain history; for here is Geography in the making, and with a tradition behind it -- a story that has never been properly gathered together, and whose details, in part at least, are gone forever."" -- from the Preface by J. Monroe Thorington Completely re-edited, re-designed and containing with an impressive collection of archival photos and maps, "The Glittering Mountains of Canada" is a must-read for anyone interested in mountain literature. The book's position in the pantheon of outdoor writing as a "classic" is only further enhanced and supported by the passionate Foreword by well-known mountain historian and environmental writer Robert William Sandford, who urges the contemporary reader to embrace Thorington's belief in the importance of landscape and the poetry of place. This is a book that deserves to be read and appreciated alongside the work of Wallace Stegner, Henry David Thoreau and Sid Marty.

General

Imprint:	Rocky Mountain Books,Canada
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	June 2012
First published:	June 2012
Authors:	J. Monroe Thorington
Foreword by:	Robert William Sandford
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	356
ISBN-13:	978-1-927330-06-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits > Climbing & mountaineering Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > Topography > Mountains
LSN:	1-927330-06-8
Barcode:	9781927330067

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