Into the silence : the Great War, Mallory and the conquest of Everest
Davis, Wade2011
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In this work of history and adventure Wade Davis asks not whether George Mallory was the first to reach the summit of Everest, but rather why he kept on climbing on that fateful day. His answer lies in a single phrase uttered by one of the survivors as they retreated from the mountain: 'The price of life is death.'
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Imprint:
London : Bodley Head, 2011.
Collation:
xiv, 655 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Map on lining papers.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781847921840 (hbk)1847921841 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.5'22'092796.522796.552796.52209796.52
Local class:
796.522
Language:
English
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BRN:
510435
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