Encounters in Avalanche Country: A History of Survival in the Mountain West, 1820-1920

by Diana Di Stefano

Book Overview

Every winter settlers of the U.S. and Canadian Mountain West could expect to lose dozens of lives to deadly avalanches. This constant threat to trappers, miners, railway workers-and their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295993146
• ISBN13: 9780295993140
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 171 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"