Availability
Availability Label | Location | Shelfmark | Availability | Reservations |
---|---|---|---|---|
Calvin Park Branch | Biography Mallo-D | Copies Available |
0 | |
Isabel Turner Branch | Biography Mallo-D | Copies Available |
0 | |
Mountain Grove Branch | Biography Mallo-D | Copies Available |
0 |
Comments and Reviews
Summary & Details
Full Record Details Table
Title Statement | Into the silence: the Great War, Mallory, and the conquest of Everest / Wade Davis. |
---|---|
Author | Davis, Wade |
Publication | Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2011. |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Extent of Item | xiv, 655 p. |
ISBN | 067697919X 9780676979190 |
Other Number | 2200641 |
General Notes | "A Borzoi book"--T.p. verso. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (p. [579]-623) and index. |
Summary | Recounts George Mallory's attempt to scale Mount Everest in the early 1920s, and how, in the aftermath of World War I, the expedition became a symbol of national pride and hope. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Mountaineering expeditions--Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) |
Mountaineers--Biography--Great Britain | |
Soldiers--Biography--Great Britain | |
World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain | |
By Name | Leigh-Mallory, George Herbert,1886-1924 |
By Location | Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) |