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ISBN10: 0393061744, ISBN13: 9780393061741, [publisher: WW Norton & Co, New York] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover. In July 1967, seven young menmembers of Joe Wilcox's twelve-man expeditiondied on Mt. McKinley, North America's highest peak. Ten days passed with no rescue attempt, while more than half an expedition was stranded and dying at 20,000 feet during a vicious Arctic storm. The bodies were never recovered. And, for reasons that have remained cloudy, there was no proper official investigation of the catastrophe. This book begins as a classic tale of men against nature, gamblingand losingon one of the world's starkest and stormiest peaks. Reckoning by lives lost, it was history's third-worst mountaineering disaster when it occurredbut elements of finger pointing, incompetence, and cover-up make this disaster unlike any other. James M. Tabor draws on previously untapped sources: personal interviews with survivors and those involved in the aftermath, unpublished diaries and letters, and government documents. He consults not only mountaineers but also experts in disciplines including meteorology, forensics, and psychology. What results is the first full account of the tragedy that ended a golden age in mountaineering.Maps; 8 pages of illustrations In July 1967, seven young menmembers of Joe Wilcox's twelve-man expeditiondied on Mt. McKinley, North America's highest peak. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from ...

ISBN10: 0393061744, ISBN13: 9780393061741, [publisher: WW Norton & Co, New York] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover. In July 1967, seven young menmembers of Joe Wilcox's twelve-man expeditiondied on Mt. McKinley, North America's highest peak. Ten days passed with no rescue attempt, while more than half an expedition was stranded and dying at 20,000 feet during a vicious Arctic storm. The bodies were never recovered. And, for reasons that have remained cloudy, there was no proper official investigation of the catastrophe. This book begins as a classic tale of men against nature, gamblingand losingon one of the world's starkest and stormiest peaks. Reckoning by lives lost, it was history's third-worst mountaineering disaster when it occurredbut elements of finger pointing, incompetence, and cover-up make this disaster unlike any other. James M. Tabor draws on previously untapped sources: personal interviews with survivors and those involved in the aftermath, unpublished diaries and letters, and government documents. He consults not only mountaineers but also experts in disciplines including meteorology, forensics, and psychology. What results is the first full account of the tragedy that ended a golden age in mountaineering.Maps; 8 pages of illustrations In July 1967, seven young menmembers of Joe Wilcox's twelve-man expeditiondied on Mt. McKinley, North America's highest peak. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our ...

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W. W. Norton, Date: 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/good. shelf wear to tips and corners of book and jacket, which has a couple of closed tears. Multiple award winning mountaineering book, including 2007 National Outdoor Book Award for History/BiographyWinner. No awards noted on book or jacket. First printing, full number line. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. 2007. W. W. Norton ISBN 0393061744 9780393061741 [US]

ISBN10: 0393061744, ISBN13: 9780393061741, [publisher: W. W. Norton & Company July 2007] Hardcover
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W. W. Norton & Company, July Date: 2007. Hardcover . Very Good/Good. Good Hardcover with Good Dustjacket. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to DJ. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers. Spine ends bumped and rubbed. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984. 2007. W. W. Norton & Company ISBN 0393061744 9780393061741 [US]

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New York: W.W. Norton & Co., Inc, Date: 2007. Stated FIrst Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Near Fine. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6 in., pp. xxii, 400. Sweetly inscribed to a friend and signed by the author on the half title page.. Light blue paper boards of dark blue spine. SIlver title to spine. LIghtly nudged front bottom corner. Protected in mylar. Laid in: 24-page color photocopy of the document, 7.8 in. x 5.8 in., entitled: "A Critical Look at 'Forever on the Mountain'..." refuting the details of this book. This document was written by the son of the Denali Park Superintendant, to whom James Tabor ascribes believes responsible for the degree of the tragedy. The document is well-annotated and has a two-page bibliography. Laid in: Photocopy of personal email between the author and a friend regarding memories and responsibilities of the people on the original expedition. 2007. W.W. Norton & Co., Inc ISBN 0393061744 9780393061741 [US]

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ISBN10: 0393061744, ISBN13: 9780393061741, [publisher: W. W. Norton & Company] Hardcover xxii 400 8 of lates Illus., Maps
[Hounslow, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2007]

New York W.W. Norton & Co., Inc 2007 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine / Near Fine Octavo, 6.25 x 9.4 in., pp. xxii + 400. Illustrated with black and white photographs and map of route. Dark blue spine over light blue paper boards. Gilt title to spine. Very light rubbing to top/bottom of spine. Very light rubbing to top edge of dustjacket. Three page publisher's release and advanced praise letters laid in. "In the summer of 1967, Joe Wilcox, 24, led an expedition of twelve exemplary young men toward the summit of Alaska's Mt. McKinley (now more commonly called Denali), the tallest peak in North America. A storm hit. Ony five men returned. Reckoning by lives lost, the tragedy was the third worst in mountaineering history when it occurred, and remains North America's greatest expeditionary mountaineering disaster." (from the Publisher's Release letter).

W. W. Norton & Company 2007 Hard cover Stated First Edition, first printing with full number line in near fine / very good condition. The pages are clean and crisp with no bent corners. Boards are as new, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has minor shelf wear, and the there is a little rubbing on the fore-edge of the text block. Otherwise the book is in excellent condition with an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.

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