Mountains of the mind : a history of a fascination
Macfarlane, Robert, 1976-2008
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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.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Granta, 2008.
Collation:
306 p. : ill., maps, port. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-291) and index.
ISBN:
9781847080394 (pbk)1847080391 (pbk)
Dewey class:
796.5'22'019796.52201796.522
Local class:
796.522
Language:
English
BRN:
563640