Author: Charles Sheldon
Publisher: Derrydale Press
ISBN: 1461661536
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1930, The Wilderness of Denali is a memoir of three years of hunting the area of Alaska surrounding Mt. McKinley. It is a classic of American adventure—a book written by a man who was willing to risk his life in pursuit of grizzly bears and the elusive mountain sheep. The account was written each night by campfire as Sheldon discovered what is still regarded as the most scenic wilderness in America.
The Wilderness of Denali
Author: Charles Sheldon
Publisher: Derrydale Press
ISBN: 1461661536
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1930, The Wilderness of Denali is a memoir of three years of hunting the area of Alaska surrounding Mt. McKinley. It is a classic of American adventure—a book written by a man who was willing to risk his life in pursuit of grizzly bears and the elusive mountain sheep. The account was written each night by campfire as Sheldon discovered what is still regarded as the most scenic wilderness in America.
Publisher: Derrydale Press
ISBN: 1461661536
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1930, The Wilderness of Denali is a memoir of three years of hunting the area of Alaska surrounding Mt. McKinley. It is a classic of American adventure—a book written by a man who was willing to risk his life in pursuit of grizzly bears and the elusive mountain sheep. The account was written each night by campfire as Sheldon discovered what is still regarded as the most scenic wilderness in America.
Across the Top of the World
Author: United States. Office of Naval Research
Publisher: Washington : Office of Naval Research, Navy Department
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher: Washington : Office of Naval Research, Navy Department
ISBN:
Category : Arctic regions
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Wilderness of Denali: Explorations of a Hunter-naturalist in Northern Alaska, Etc. [Edited by C. Hart Merriam and E.W. Nelson. With Plates, Including a Portrait, and a Map.].
Author: Charles SHELDON (Hunter.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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A Window to Heaven
Author: Patrick Dean
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643136437
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The captivating and heroic story of Hudson Stuck—an Episcopal priest—and his team's history-making summit of Denali. In 1913, four men made a months-long journey by dog sled to the base of the tallest mountain in North America. Several groups had already tried but failed to reach the top of a mountain whose size—occupying 120 square miles of the earth’s surface —and position as the Earth’s northernmost peak of more than 6,000 meters elevation make it one of the world’s deadliest mountains. Although its height from base to top is actually greater than Everest’s, it is Denali's weather, not altitude, that have caused the great majority of fatalities—over a hundred since 1903. Denali experiences weather more severe than the North Pole, with temperatures of forty below zero and winds that howl at 80 to 100 miles per hour for days at a stretch. But in 1913 none of this mattered to Hudson Stuck, a fifty-year old Episcopal priest, Harry Karstens, the hardened Alaskan wilderness guide, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum, both just in their twenties. They were all determined to be the first to set foot on top of Denali. In A Window to Heaven, Patrick Dean brings to life this heart-pounding and spellbinding feat of this first ascent and paints a rich portrait of the frontier at the turn of the twentieth century. The story of Stuck and his team will lead us through the Texas frontier and Tennessee mountains to an encounter with Jack London at the peak of the Yukon Goldrush. We experience Stuck's awe at the rich Aleut and Athabascan indigenous traditions—and his efforts to help preserve these ways of life. Filled with daring exploration and rich history, A Window to Heaven is a brilliant and spellbinding narrative of success against the odds.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643136437
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
The captivating and heroic story of Hudson Stuck—an Episcopal priest—and his team's history-making summit of Denali. In 1913, four men made a months-long journey by dog sled to the base of the tallest mountain in North America. Several groups had already tried but failed to reach the top of a mountain whose size—occupying 120 square miles of the earth’s surface —and position as the Earth’s northernmost peak of more than 6,000 meters elevation make it one of the world’s deadliest mountains. Although its height from base to top is actually greater than Everest’s, it is Denali's weather, not altitude, that have caused the great majority of fatalities—over a hundred since 1903. Denali experiences weather more severe than the North Pole, with temperatures of forty below zero and winds that howl at 80 to 100 miles per hour for days at a stretch. But in 1913 none of this mattered to Hudson Stuck, a fifty-year old Episcopal priest, Harry Karstens, the hardened Alaskan wilderness guide, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum, both just in their twenties. They were all determined to be the first to set foot on top of Denali. In A Window to Heaven, Patrick Dean brings to life this heart-pounding and spellbinding feat of this first ascent and paints a rich portrait of the frontier at the turn of the twentieth century. The story of Stuck and his team will lead us through the Texas frontier and Tennessee mountains to an encounter with Jack London at the peak of the Yukon Goldrush. We experience Stuck's awe at the rich Aleut and Athabascan indigenous traditions—and his efforts to help preserve these ways of life. Filled with daring exploration and rich history, A Window to Heaven is a brilliant and spellbinding narrative of success against the odds.
"Do Things Right the First Time"
Author: George F. Williss
Publisher:
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Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Recent Geographical Literature, Maps and Photographs
Author: Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 710
Book Description
Recent Geographical Literature, Maps, and Photographs Added to the Society's Collection
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
Research Catalogue of the American Geographical Society: Regional numbers 1-10, North America. Alaska ; Canada ; United States (General)
Author: American Geographical Society of New York
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Research Catalogue of the American Geographical Society
Author: American Geographical Society of New York
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description
Catalog of the Library of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Author: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 1234
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