num_pages: 448
description: This is a story of mountains as dreams of land as destiny of summits as the pinnacles of all human desire. Wade Davis National Geographic In this magisterial narrative history award-winning author Maurice Isserman profiles a robust selection of American mountaineers (including John C. Frmont John Muir Annie Peck Bradford Washburn Charlie Houston and Bob Bates) and illustrates vividly the importance of mountaineering to the nations cultural identity. Covering four centuries of daring climbs Continental Divide tells a vital story of adventure in the high peaks that evokes the enterprising revolutionary spirit of America itself. 65 illustrations
language: English
title: Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company