The Glittering Mountains of Canada
A Record of Exploration and Pioneer Ascents in the Canadian Rockies, 1914-1924
- Author(s): James Monroe Thorington,
- Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
- Pages: 307
- ISBN_10: 1927330076
ISBN_13: 9781927330074
- Language: en
- Categories: History / General , History / Asia / General , History / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-) , History / Expeditions & Discoveries , Science / Earth Sciences / Geography , Sports & Recreation / History , Sports & Recreation / Mountaineering , Technology & Engineering / Military Science , Travel / Canada / Western Provinces (AB, BC) ,
Description:... "This then is a book of mountaineering, not presenting the Canadian Rockies in their entirety -- no single volume will ever do that -- but including many of the finest things. It is also a book of mountain travel, under conditions such as perhaps the European traveller experienced in the Alps during the Eighteenth Century. Finally, it is a book of mountain history; for here is Geography in the making, and with a tradition behind it -- a story that has never been properly gathered together, and whose details, in part at least, are gone forever." -- from the Preface by J. Monroe Thorington
Cloth bound in slipcase. Archival illustrations, photos and maps throughout; 4 panoramic, fold-out plates and 1 large map. Limited to 200 copies. Completely re-edited, re-designed and containing with an impressive collection of archival photos and maps,
The Glittering Mountains of Canada is a must-read for anyone interested in mountain literature. The book's position in the pantheon of outdoor writing as a "classic" is only further enhanced and supported by the passionate Foreword by well-known mountain historian and environmental writer Robert William Sandford, who urges the contemporary reader to embrace Thorington's belief in the importance of landscape and the poetry of place. This is a book that deserves to be read and appreciated alongside the work of Wallace Stegner, Henry David Thoreau and Sid Marty.
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