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Item Information   Holdings     Author Notes & Sketches     Fiction & Biography         Library Journal Review             Summary     Table of Contents       More by this author     Coburn, Broughton, 1951-     Subjects     American Mount Everest Expedition (1963)     Mountaineering expeditions -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)     Mountaineers -- United States.     Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Description and travel.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Coburn, Broughton, 1951-       by title:      The vast unknown : A...         MARC Display

The vast unknown : America's first ascent of Everest / Broughton Coburn. by Coburn, Broughton, 1951- Subjects American Mount Everest Expedition (1963)   Mountaineering expeditions -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)   Mountaineers -- United States.   Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Description and travel. Publisher Info:  New York : Crown Publishers, [2013] Edition:  First edition. Description:  xv, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 25 cm RDA Types:  text unmediated volume ISBN:  9780307887146 (hardcover) 0307887146 (hardcover) 9780307887153 (paperback) 0307887154 (paperback) 9780307887160 (ebook) 0307887162 (ebook) Contents:  Dragons at play. A vertical playground ; From Dartmouth dorms to Teton tents ; A distant vision ; Entering the arena ; Acceptance and invitations ; Beyond the Tetons ; Scientists and shrinks ; A trial run-- or hike ; To the other side of the Earth ; Convergences and close calls ; Treading a path between India and China ; Goals and roles ; Intersecting worlds ; Words from on high -- The vast unknown. Long live the Crow ; Taming the beast ; Uncertainty ; Retreat in victory ; Synchronized climbing ; A wild idea ; A one-way round trip ; The vast unknown ; A biblical calm -- Cherishing mystery. The vigorous life ; The bliss-giving goddess ; Transitions. Format Book:  Summary:  Chronicles the first American expedition to Mount Everest in May 1963, profiling the team of climbers while examining the impact the mission had on the American consciousness and sense of identity during the Cold War. No. of Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Marion Public Library Top Floor 796.522 COB Checked In Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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