The Forgotten Summit
Author | : Craig Wallace |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0557045568 |
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Author | : Craig Wallace |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0557045568 |
Author | : United States. President's Committee on Mental Retardation |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Legal assistance to people with disabilities |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Samuel Prescott Fay |
Publisher | : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781897522561 |
North of Jasper, in the Canadian Rockies, is a large, spectacular wilderness of alpine flower meadows, glaciated peaks, canyons, waterfalls and abundant wildlife. Compared to the millions each year who visit Banff and Jasper national parks immediately to the south, this northern area sees few visitors. Fewer still have ever attempted to travel through this wilderness in one continuous trip. The first to do so was Samuel Prescott Fay in 1914. To this day, his exact route has never been duplicated. During his expedition (commissioned by the U.S. government to go up to Alberta to count sheep because they wanted to see what was going on in the interior), Fay kept a detailed journal (currently held at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC), which he provided to the US Biological Survey (now known as the US Fish & Wildlife Service) and to various Canadian government authorities. However, the journal in its entirety has never been published. Brought together for the first time in book form, both maps and journal entries provide an early and dynamic record of an area that remains little known to this day.
Author | : Robert G. Dyck |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
In light of the observation that existing development programs neglect or even harm most people involved, presents case studies documenting the importance and feasibility of development approaches that emphasize community control, self-reliance, locally-based entrepreneurship, and innovation. They come from throughout the world, but most are from the US and Slovenia, representing extremes in sociopolitical history and population size. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author | : James Grant |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2014-11-11 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 145168648X |
James Grant’s story of America’s last governmentally untreated depression: A bible for conservative economists, this “carefully researched history…makes difficult economic concepts easy to understand, and it deftly mixes major events with interesting vignettes” (The Wall Street Journal). In 1920–1921, Woodrow Wilson and Warren G. Harding met a deep economic slump by seeming to ignore it, implementing policies that most 21st century economists would call backward. Confronted with plunging prices, wages, and employment, the government balanced the budget and, through the Federal Reserve, raised interest rates. No “stimulus” was administered, and a powerful, job-filled recovery was under way by late 1921. Yet by 1929, the economy spiraled downward as the Hoover administration adopted the policies that Wilson and Harding had declined to put in place. In The Forgotten Depression, James Grant “makes a strong case against federal intervention during economic downturns” (Pittsburgh Tribune Review), arguing that the well-intended White House-led campaign to prop up industrial wages helped turn a bad recession into America’s worst depression. He offers examples like this, and many others, as important strategies we can learn from the earlier depression and apply today and to the future. This is a powerful response to the prevailing notion of how to fight recession, and “Mr. Grant’s history lesson is one that all lawmakers could take to heart” (Washington Times).
Author | : Highlands School |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2017-11-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780331380132 |
Excerpt from The Summit, 1941 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Robert Kott |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738552484 |
Summit, fittingly named after its location astride a rise, was built on that low ridge crossed by travelers seeking a convenient route into Americas interior. As a portal to the North American interior, Summits land has witnessed the travels and pauses of Native Americans, French explorers and missionaries, fur traders, the English, and finally Colonial Americans. To this day, it remains synonymous with unsurpassed transportation advantages, having stimulated considerable commercial, industrial, and urban growth. From its earliest hut to its latest futuristic library, Summit has played an irreplaceable role in the progress of the United States.
Author | : Mick Conefrey |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2022-05-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1639361464 |
The dramatic and inspiring account of the very first attempt to climb Mount Everest, published to coincide with the centenary of the expedition of 1922. The first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George Leigh Mallory and a British team is an extraordinary story full of controversy, drama, and incident, populated by a set of larger-than-life characters straight out of an adventure novel. The expedition ended in tragedy when, on their third bid for the top, Mallory's party was hit by an avalanche that left seven men dead. Using diaries, letters, and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey creates a rich, character-driven narrative that explores the motivations and private dramas of the key individuals—detailing their backroom politics and bitter rivalries—who masterminded this epic adventure.
Author | : Asheville-Biltmore College |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 2018-01-12 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780428919009 |
Excerpt from The Summit, 1939 Virginia bryan Dean of Girls a.b., Erskine College: m.a., Columbia University; Special Certificate for English, Columbia University. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : David Roberts |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2013-06-11 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1476737878 |
In a startling look at the classic Annapurna—the most famous book about mountaineering—David Roberts discloses what really happened on the legendary expedition to the Himalayan peak. In June 1950, a team of mountaineers was the first to conquer an 8,000-meter peak. Maurice Herzog, the leader of the expedition, became a national hero in France, and Annapurna, his account of the historic ascent, has long been regarded as the ultimate tale of courage and cooperation under the harshest of conditions. In True Summit, David Roberts presents a fascinating revision of this classic tale. Using newly available documents and information gleaned from a rare interview with Herzog (the only climber on the team still living), Roberts shows that the expedition was torn by dissent. As he re-creates the actual events, Roberts lays bare Herzog's self-serving determination and bestows long-delayed credit to the most accomplished and unsung heroes. These new revelations will inspire young adventurers and change forever the way we think about this victory in the mountains and the climbers who achieved it.