Mountains of the mind : a history of a fascination
Macfarlane, Robert, 1976-2004
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Since they were once avoided at all costs, how have mountains, in the space of three centuries, come to exert such a strange and sometimes fatal hold on the imagination, moving millions every year to risk their lives? The author of this engaging book seeks to answer these questions.
Main title:
Mountains of the mind : a history of a fascination / Robert Macfarlane.
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Imprint:
London : Granta, 2004.
Collation:
306 p. : ill., facsims., maps, port. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2003.First published in Great Britain, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-291) and index.
ISBN:
1862076545 (pbk)9781862076549
Dewey class:
796.5'22796.522796.522796.55
Local class:
796.522
Language:
English
Index terms:
sport06
BRN:
235788