Forever on the mountain : the truth behind one of mountaineering's most controversial and mysterious disasters
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxii, 400 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Status
Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-374) and index.
Description
In July 1967, seven young men--members of Joe Wilcox's twelve-man expedition--died on Mt. McKinley, North America's highest peak, stranded at 20,000 feet during a vicious Arctic storm. Ten days passed with no rescue attempt; the bodies were never recovered. And, for reasons that have remained cloudy, there was no proper official investigation. This book begins as a classic tale of men against nature, gambling--and losing--on one of the world's starkest and stormiest peaks. In lives lost, it was then history's third-worst mountaineering disaster--but elements of finger-pointing, incompetence, and coverup make this disaster unlike any other. Author Tabor draws on previously untapped sources, and 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.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tabor, J. M. (2007). Forever on the mountain: the truth behind one of mountaineering's most controversial and mysterious disasters . W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tabor, James M. 2007. Forever On the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters. W.W. Norton.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tabor, James M. Forever On the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters W.W. Norton, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tabor, James M. Forever On the Mountain: The Truth Behind One of Mountaineering's Most Controversial and Mysterious Disasters W.W. Norton, 2007.
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