Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering

by Maurice Isserman

Book Overview

In Continental Divide, Maurice Isserman tells the history of American mountaineering through four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents. Mountains were originally seen as obstacles to civilization; over time they came to be viewed as places of redemption and renewal. The White Mountains stirred the transcendentalists; the Rockies and Sierras pulled explorers westward toward Manifest Destiny; Yosemite inspired the early environmental conservationists.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393068501
• ISBN13: 9780393068504
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.4"