Peak Pursuits: The Emergence of Mountaineering in the Nineteenth Century

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An interdisciplinary cultural history of exploration and mountaineering in the nineteenth century

European forays to mountain summits began in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries with the search for plants and minerals and the study of geology and glaciers. Yet scientists were soon captivated by the enterprise of climbing itself, enthralled with the views and the prospect of "conquering" alpine summits. Inspired by Romantic...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0300231946

ISBN13:9780300231946

Release Date:July 2020

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:0.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Nature Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation

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Peak Pursuits: The Emergence of Mountaineering in the Nineteenth Century

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