The Resource The vast unknown : America's first ascent of Everest, Broughton Coburn
The vast unknown : America's first ascent of Everest, Broughton Coburn
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The item The vast unknown : America's first ascent of Everest, Broughton Coburn represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Charleston County Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- Chronicles the first American expedition to Mount Everest in May 1963, profiling the team of climbers while examining the impact the mission had on the American consciousness and sense of identity during the Cold War
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xv, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- A vertical playground
- From Dartmouth dorms to Teton tents
- A distant vision
- Entering the arena
- Acceptance and invitations
- Beyond the Tetons
- Scientists and shrinks
- A trial run ... or hike
- To the other side of the earth
- Convergences and close calls
- Treading a path between India and China
- Goals and roles
- Intersecting worlds
- Words from on high
- Long live the Crow
- Taming the beast
- Uncertainty
- Retreat in victory
- Synchronized climbing
- A wild idea
- A one-way round trip
- The vast unknown
- A biblical calm
- The vigorous life
- The bliss-giving goddess
- Transitions
- Isbn
- 9780307887146
- Label
- The vast unknown : America's first ascent of Everest
- Title
- The vast unknown
- Title remainder
- America's first ascent of Everest
- Statement of responsibility
- Broughton Coburn
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Chronicles the first American expedition to Mount Everest in May 1963, profiling the team of climbers while examining the impact the mission had on the American consciousness and sense of identity during the Cold War
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Coburn, Broughton
- Dewey number
- 796.522095496
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV199.44.E85
- LC item number
- C64 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- American Mount Everest Expedition
- Mountaineering expeditions
- Mountaineers
- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
- Label
- The vast unknown : America's first ascent of Everest, Broughton Coburn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A vertical playground -- From Dartmouth dorms to Teton tents -- A distant vision -- Entering the arena -- Acceptance and invitations -- Beyond the Tetons -- Scientists and shrinks -- A trial run ... or hike -- To the other side of the earth -- Convergences and close calls -- Treading a path between India and China -- Goals and roles -- Intersecting worlds -- Words from on high -- Long live the Crow -- Taming the beast -- Uncertainty -- Retreat in victory -- Synchronized climbing -- A wild idea -- A one-way round trip -- The vast unknown -- A biblical calm -- The vigorous life -- The bliss-giving goddess -- Transitions
- Control code
- ocn806016203
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xv, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780307887146
- Lccn
- 2012040986
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color), map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)806016203
- Label
- The vast unknown : America's first ascent of Everest, Broughton Coburn
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A vertical playground -- From Dartmouth dorms to Teton tents -- A distant vision -- Entering the arena -- Acceptance and invitations -- Beyond the Tetons -- Scientists and shrinks -- A trial run ... or hike -- To the other side of the earth -- Convergences and close calls -- Treading a path between India and China -- Goals and roles -- Intersecting worlds -- Words from on high -- Long live the Crow -- Taming the beast -- Uncertainty -- Retreat in victory -- Synchronized climbing -- A wild idea -- A one-way round trip -- The vast unknown -- A biblical calm -- The vigorous life -- The bliss-giving goddess -- Transitions
- Control code
- ocn806016203
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xv, 300 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780307887146
- Lccn
- 2012040986
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color), map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)806016203
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