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Lists the location and height for three hundred of the world's mountains, and tells the stories behind each one's name
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- VerlagMountaineers Books
- Erscheinungsdatum1998
- ISBN 10 0898860547
- ISBN 13 9780898860542
- EinbandTapa blanda
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Mountain Names
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The Mountaineers, Seattle, 1984
ISBN 10: 0898860547
ISBN 13: 9780898860542
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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Used, trade paperback, with normal to light reading wear. The binding is tight with no creases to the spine. The interior is clean. Includes Bibliography and Index. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 004647
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Mountain Names
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Mountain Names
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Mountaineers Books, Seattle, Washingtom, 1984
ISBN 10: 0898860547
ISBN 13: 9780898860542
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Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Watson, Ethyl - Cover Design (illustrator). Assumed First Edition. 233 Pages. Three inked gift inscription lines "To Tony Jackson Best Wishes, Bob Julyan" on the title page. From Absaroka to Zinal Rothom, this delightful book tells the stories behind the names of more than 300 of the world's mountains, including the famous, the infamous, and some of the less well known that have acquired marvelous monikers. Since man first saw bumps on his horizon he's been applying names to them, even if just the purely descriptive. Thus it's easy to assume the origins of Switzerland's Dent Blanche ("white tooth"), France's Aiguille Verte ("green needle"), and Italy's Vesuvius ("emitter of smoke and sparks"). But what gave us Norway's Galdhepiggen, Mexico's Ixtaccihuatl, Pakistan's K2, Ireland's Mac Gillycuddys Reeks, Colorado's Pikes Peak, Switzerland's Hugihorn, South Dakota's Kiss Me Quick Hills, and Maine's Sowbungy? Local residents, muntaineers, politicians, cartographers-all have taken their turns at naming mountains, to commemorate heroes, battles, relatives, idols, myths and legends, sometimes with a fine disregard for the physical attributes of the peak. Author julvan has spent several years researching the reasons why mountains received their official and unofficial names. In the process he has unearthed facts, folklore, local color and just plain good yarns that are both informative and entertaining, reflecting the history and character of the mountains. To quote a scholar of names, A place without a name in one sense isn't really a place. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 23163
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MOUNTAIN NAMES
Verlag:
Mountaineers Books, 1984
ISBN 10: 0898860547
ISBN 13: 9780898860542
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Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by author on title-page: "To Ernie Bessinger, With best regards, Bob Julyan WSGNC 1989". Some creasing to the covers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 233 pages; Signed by Author. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 73378
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