The white spider : the classic account of the ascent of the Eiger / Heinrich Harrer ; translated fro...
The white spider : the classic account of the ascent of the Eiger / Heinrich Harrer ; translated fro...
The white spider : the classic account of the ascent of the Eiger / Heinrich Harrer ; translated from the German by Hugh Merrick ; with additional chapters by Heinrich Harrer and Kurt Maix.
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Publisher
New York : J.P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1998.
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Date
1998.
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N796.522/65
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Language
English
German
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Physical content
364 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
"Come Back Safe, My Friends" -- The "White Spider" -- The First Attempt on the North Face -- The Tragedy of Toni Kurz -- 1937: On the Eiger -- The First Ascent of the Face -- Further Successful Ascents -- 1952: The Great Year on the Eiger -- The Wall of Life and Death -- The Tragedy of 1957 -- The I...
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Publisher
New York : J.P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1998.
Edition
1st Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam trade pbk. ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1998.
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Full title
The white spider : the classic account of the ascent of the Eiger / Heinrich Harrer ; translated from the German by Hugh Merrick ; with additional chapters by Heinrich Harrer and Kurt Maix.
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Originally published: London : Hart-Davis, 1959.
Includes index.
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N796.522/65
Record Identifier
74VMyzM7ZAOg
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ISBN
0874779405 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780874779400 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
796.5220949454
MMS ID
991002048589702626
