In Continental Divide, a Banff Prize-winner tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Maurice Isserman traces the evolving social, cultural and political roles mountains played in shaping the country.
ISBN: | 9780393353761 |
Publication date: | 26th May 2017 |
Author: | Maurice Isserman |
Publisher: | W.W. Norton and Company an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 448 pages |
Genres: |
Mountains and uplands Geographical discovery and exploration Climbing and mountaineering |