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Continental Divide

A History of American Mountaineering

By: Maurice Isserman

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Paperback | 26 May 2017 | Edition Number 1

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448 Pages

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21.0 x 14.0 x 2.5

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In this magisterial narrative history, award-winning author Maurice Isserman profiles a robust selection of American mountaineers (including John C. Fremont, John Muir, Annie Peck, Bradford Washburn, Charlie Houston, and Bob Bates), and illustrates vividly the importance of mountaineering to the nation's cultural identity. Covering four centuries of daring climbs, Continental Divide tells a vital story of adventure in the high peaks that evokes the enterprising, revolutionary spirit of America itself.

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"Packed with fascinating details ... comprehensive and inviting." -- Wall Street Journal "Maurice Isserman is the hidden jewel of mountaineering historians. He brings a scholar's eye to the wonder and passion of the sport. Continental Divide is a sweeping chronicle of what America contributed to an adventure long dominated by the Swiss and the British, the French, Poles, Germans, Austrians, and Italians...This is a story of mountains as dreams, of land as destiny, of summits as the pinnacles of all human desire." -- Wade Davis, National Geographic "Explorer for the Millennium" and author of Into the Silence "Continental Divide represents over 300 years of American climbing history in one epic volume...Maurice Isserman takes us on this journey with equal amounts of meticulously researched facts and understated humor, critical historical context and heartbreaking human stories-all of which make for a fascinating read." -- Bernadette McDonald, author of Freedom Climbers and Brotherhood of the Rope "A thrilling and nuanced history that expands our view of exploration, revealing how mountain adventures have transformed America." -- Peter Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan, authors of Buried in the Sky

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