Pioneering ascents : the origins of climbing in America, 1642-1873 / David Mazel, editor.
Contributor(s): Mazel, David.
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BookPublisher: Harrisburg, Pa. : Stackpole Books, c1991Edition: 1st ed.Description: viii, 263 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.ISBN: 081173045X :.Subject(s): Mountaineering -- United States -- History | Mountaineers -- United States -- Biography | Mountaineering -- History | Mountaineers -- BiographyDDC classification: 796.5/22 Summary: Accounts of thirty-six of the earliest recorded climbs reflect the evolution of mountaineering in America.
Accounts reprinted from various old sources.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-260).
Accounts of thirty-six of the earliest recorded climbs reflect the evolution of mountaineering in America.
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