ePub The Ocean Is a Wilderness: Atlantic Piracy and the Limits of State Authority; 1688-1856 by Guy Chet in History

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The explorers chronicled in this collection push the limits―of endurance; weather; altitude; or personal achievement. Some make history; such as the first American climber to ascend Kilimanjaro in 1932; others; such as the leader of an 1896 team attempting a first ascent of Canada's Mount Lefroy; never return. Each essay has been chosen from the archives of America's oldest mountaineering and conservation journal; Appalachia; to guide you forward from the age of first ascents until the present day. Freak accidents; legendary perseverance; and singularly colorful personalities as well as climbing luminaries such as Bradford Washburn; Elizabeth Knowlton; and Fritz Wiessner all figure into this fascinating; illustrated collection.