Author: Henry Walsworth KinneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
The Code of the Karstens
Author: Henry Walsworth KinneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: Geographical Society of PhiladelphiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A Window to Heaven
Author: Patrick DeanPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643136437
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The captivating and heroic story of Hudson Stuck—an Episcopal priest—and his team's history-making summit of Denali. In 1913, four men made a months-long journey by dog sled to the base of the tallest mountain in North America. Several groups had already tried but failed to reach the top of a mountain whose size—occupying 120 square miles of the earth’s surface —and position as the Earth’s northernmost peak of more than 6,000 meters elevation make it one of the world’s deadliest mountains. Although its height from base to top is actually greater than Everest’s, it is Denali's weather, not altitude, that have caused the great majority of fatalities—over a hundred since 1903. Denali experiences weather more severe than the North Pole, with temperatures of forty below zero and winds that howl at 80 to 100 miles per hour for days at a stretch. But in 1913 none of this mattered to Hudson Stuck, a fifty-year old Episcopal priest, Harry Karstens, the hardened Alaskan wilderness guide, Walter Harper, and Robert Tatum, both just in their twenties. They were all determined to be the first to set foot on top of Denali. In A Window to Heaven, Patrick Dean brings to life this heart-pounding and spellbinding feat of this first ascent and paints a rich portrait of the frontier at the turn of the twentieth century. The story of Stuck and his team will lead us through the Texas frontier and Tennessee mountains to an encounter with Jack London at the peak of the Yukon Goldrush. We experience Stuck's awe at the rich Aleut and Athabascan indigenous traditions—and his efforts to help preserve these ways of life. Filled with daring exploration and rich history, A Window to Heaven is a brilliant and spellbinding narrative of success against the odds.
Interior Department Appropriation Bill
Author: United States. Congress. House. AppropriationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1134
Book Description
Interior Department Appropriation Bill, 1928
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AppropriationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1130
Book Description
Should I Not Return
Author: Jeffrey BabcockPublisher: Publication Consultants
ISBN: 1594332711
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Should I Not Return is the story of a young east coast climber, who joins his brother in Alaska to climb Mount McKinley. What set their climb apart from those before it, and even those afterward, was a disaster of such magnitude that it became know as North America's worst mountaineering tragedy. Prior to July of 1967 only four men had ever perished on Denali, and then, in one fell swoop, Denali--like Melville s, Great White Whale, Moby Dick--indiscriminately took the lives of seven men. The brothers survive one danger after another: a terrible train accident, a near drowning in the McKinley River, an encounter with a large grizzly, a 60 foot plunge into a gaping crevasse, swept away by a massive avalanche, and finally a climactic escape from the terror of 100 mph winds while descending from the summit. Should I Not Return is a one of a kind cliffhanger packed with danger, survival under the worst conditions, and heroism on the Last Frontier s most treasured trophy--the icy slopes of Denali, North America s tallest mountain--Mount McKinley.
Karsten's Way
Author: Tracy SumnerPublisher: Northfield Publishing
ISBN: 9781881273141
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Golf, anyone? Karsten's Way tells the story of an ingenious man who took a long shot to improve his game and the game of millions of golfers around the world. His goal: to help golfers play their best and enjoy the game.Read the dramatic life story of Karsten Solheim, inventor of the PING golf club - the club that revolutionized the game of golf. Solheim's rise from shoemaker to world-recognized golf club designer and manufacturer is one of American industry's greatest success stories.Understand how Karsten Solheim's faith in God propelled him toward success. His passion for quality and belief in himself and his ideas became the hallmarks of his success and that of his business, the Karsten Manufacturing Company. An inspiring read for anyone with ambitious dreams and a love for the exciting game of golf.
The Yale Review
Author: George Park FisherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia
Author: Geographical Society of PhiladelphiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Denali
Author: Bill SherwonitPublisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 9780898867107
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Denali, "The High One," (Alaska's Mount McKinley) has beguiled storytellers since time immemorial. In this wide- ranging anthology spanning 101 years of published writings - representing both the northern classics and little-known gems - editor Bill Sherwont gives us a taste of rich literary legacy.