The Mammoth Book of Everest: From the First Attempts to Today, 40 First-Hand Accounts

Jon E. Lewis

ISBN 10: 1472120183 / ISBN 13: 9781472120182

Published by Little, Brown Book Group, 2015

About this Item

40 eyewitness accounts from the first attempts on the summit in the 1920s to the disasters of 2014 Num Pages: 512 pages, no plate section/illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 354. . 2015. Paperback. . . . .

Seller Inventory # V9781472120182

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mammoth Book of Everest: From the First Attempts to Today, 40 First-Hand Accounts
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472120183
• ISBN 13: 9781472120182
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

This selection of the very best writing on Everest begins with the first attempts and continues, via Mallory's failed bid and Hillary and Tenzing's triumph, to the disasters of recent years. It features 35 white-knuckle accounts of climbing on the world's highest mountain, with all the tragedy and triumph of humankind's striving for the top of the world, by those who know the 'Death Zone' best - the climbers themselves.
But this is much more than just the best of exhilarating first-hand accounts of climbing on Everest. It includes the full history of the conquest of Everest, and provides an evocative portrait of the cruel, natural beauty of Chomolungma, 'The Mother Goddess of the World'.

About the Author

Jon E. Lewis is a writer and historian. His many previous books include bestsellers The Mammoth Book of the West, The Mammoth Book of Polar Journeys, The Mammoth Book of True War Stories and World War II: The Autobiography. He lives in Herefordshire, England, with his partner and children.