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Roberts, David 1943-2021 (author.).

Summary: The mountaineer and award-winning author of Alone on the Ice and The Lost World of the Old Ones recounts his search for meaning in the quests of history's famed explorers, drawing partially on his own relationship with extreme-risk adventure and serious illness to share insights into what may have motivated landmark expeditions and ascents.

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  • ISBN: 9780393609868
  • ISBN: 0393609863
  • Physical Description: 306 pages ; 25 cm
    print
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note: Farthest north -- Blank on the map -- Prehistoric 5.10 -- The quest for the other -- First descent -- First contact -- The undiscovered Earth -- The future of adventure.

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Subject: Roberts, David 1943-2021
Adventure and adventurers History
Adventure and adventurers United States Biography
Mountaineering History
Mountaineers United States Biography
Genre: True adventure stories.
Autobiographies.
History.
Biographies.

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  • 2 of 3 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jefferson County Library-Arnold 796.522 ROBERTS (Text) 30061010149926 Non-Fiction Available -
Scenic Regional-New Haven 796.522 ROB (Text) 3005761959 NonFiction Available -
Scenic Regional-Sullivan 796.522 ROB (Text) 3006228005 NonFiction Checked out 05/09/2024

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