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The summits of modern man : mountaineering after the enlightenment /
Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world's most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Harvard University Press,
©2013.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |