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The Last of His Kind : The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer
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“Stunning and stirring.”—Boston Globe In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives readers a spellbinding history of mountain climbing in the twentieth century as told through the biography of Brad Was... Read more

“Stunning and stirring.”

—Boston Globe

 

In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives readers a spellbinding history of mountain climbing in the twentieth century as told through the biography of Brad Washburn, legendary mountaineering pioneer and photographer. Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, has praised David Roberts, saying, “Nobody alive writes better about mountaineering”—and nowhere is that truth more evident than in this breathtaking account of the life and exploits of America’s greatest mountain climber.

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  • 8.04x5.34x0.9inches
  • 337
  • William Morrow & Company
  • June 1, 2010
  • 9780061560958
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David Roberts
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David Roberts is the author of twenty-four books on mountaineering, adventure, and the history of the American Southwest. His essays and articles have appeared in National Geographic, National Geograp...
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