Shadow of the Matterhorn
Life of Edward Whymper
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Richly illustrated with Whymper's engravings and previously unpublished photographs, this biography - the first for 70 years - uses new material from the archives around the world, and from Whymper's family, to give a fuller picture of this artisan from London, who had such an impact on the story of mountaineering.
A new assessment of Whymper's achievements comes with previously unknown details about his remarkable family, and his short-lived marriage.
Whymper's diaries and notebooks are used here for the first time to show his dry, self-deprecating sense of humour and his unusual perceptiveness about the Greenlanders and the people he met in Ecuador.
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Cordee Code: CNS121 Author: Ian Smith No of Pages: 336 Page Size: 160 x 240 mm ISBN 10: 095631631X ISBN 13: 9780956316318 Publisher: Carreg Published Date: March 2011 Binding: Hardback Illustrations: col plates, b/w illus Weight: 900g
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