When it came to western mountain men, no one on earth ever matched the physical prowess or will to survive of John "Liver-Eating" Johnson. This new biography captures the legend.
First published in 1946, this atmospheric, humorous, yet in the end deeply sad memoir of the author's experiences during the Battle of the Atlantic offers one of the most original accounts of the war at sea in the 'cockleshell corvettes' which faced down the threat of the U-boat menace.
A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb
Hans Florine embodies the genius of "and"-collaborative and competitive, fast and safe, audacious and disciplined, visionary and quantitative. The themes that run through Florine's 101 ascents of Yosemite's most iconic route can benefit people who will never climb a rock, indeed anyone inspired by the idea of a passionate, lifelong quest of any ......
Growing up in rural poverty, their advantages were few, but together they left a record of achievement that will probably never be equaled again by a single generation of any American family.
Kent Cooper and the Twentieth-Century World of News
Between 1925 and 1951, Kent Cooper transformed the Associated Press, making it the world's dominant news agency while changing the kind of journalism that millions of readers in the United States and other countries relied on. Gene Allen's biography is a globe-spanning account of how Cooper led and reshaped the most important institution in ......
This book examines the life of an aristocrat official of the traditional precapitalist Tibetan state. The author analyzes his education, civil service career, and political intrigues as well as the fall of the state and the complex social and psychological aspects of occupation and exile.
This collection of mostly unpublished first-person accounts documents the flight and exile of German Jews from Nazi Germany to the USA. The thematic and biographical introductions by the editors, clear geographic framework, and well-defined time frame make this volume helpful ...
The Bad Old Days of Montana celebrates the state's glorious and rowdy past. Many people born and bred here relish just how "bad" things used to be: the terrain, the inhabitants and especially the quality of whiskey. It almost goes without saying that Montana had all the characteristic wild west elements - and in abundance! The chapters focus on ......
