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The Cairngorms - A Secret History (Paperback, Reprint) Loot Price: R301
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The Cairngorms - A Secret History (Paperback, Reprint): Patrick Baker

The Cairngorms - A Secret History (Paperback, Reprint)

Patrick Baker

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Cairngorms: A Secret History is a series of journeys exploring barely known human and natural stories of the Cairngorm Mountains. It looks at a unique British landscape, its last great wilderness, with new eyes. History combines with travelogue in a vivid account of this elemental scenery. There have been rare human incursions into the Cairngorm plateau, and Patrick Baker tracks them down. He traces elusive wildlife and relives ghostly sightings on the summit of Ben Macdui. From the search for a long-forgotten climbing shelter and the locating of ancient gem mines, to the discovery of skeletal aircraft remains and the hunt for a mysterious nineteenth-century aristocratic settlement, he seeks out the unlikeliest and most interesting of features in places far off the beaten track. The cultural and human impact of this stunning landscape and reflections on the history of mountaineering are the threads which bind this compelling narrative together.

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Imprint: Birlinn
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: May 2014
Authors: Patrick Baker
Dimensions: 195 x 130 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Edition: Reprint
ISBN-13: 978-1-78027-188-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits > Climbing & mountaineering
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Travel > Travel writing > General
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LSN: 1-78027-188-3
Barcode: 9781780271880

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