The Glittering Mountains of Canada

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Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781927330081

<p><i>"This then is a book of mountaineering, not presenting the Canadian Rockies in their entirety &#8212; no single volume will ever do that &#8212; but including many of the finest things. It is also a book of mountain travel, under conditions such as perhaps the European traveller experienced in the Alps during the Eighteenth Century. Finally, it is a book of mountain history; for here is Geography in the making, and with a tradition behind it &#8212; a story that has never been properly gathered together, and whose details, in part at least, are gone forever."</i> &#8212; from the Preface by J. Monroe Thorington</p> <p>Completely re-edited, re-designed and containing with an impressive collection of archival photos and maps, <i>The Glittering Mountains of Canada</i> is a must-read for anyone interested in mountain literature. The book's position in the pantheon of outdoor writing as a "classic" is only further enhanced and supported by the passionate Foreword by well-known mountain historian and environmental writer Robert William Sandford, who urges the contemporary reader to embrace Thorington's belief in the importance of landscape and the poetry of place. This is a book that deserves to be read and appreciated alongside the work of Wallace Stegner, Henry David Thoreau and Sid Marty.</p>