The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer
By David Roberts
Read by David de Vries
Unabridged
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1 Format: CD
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ISBN: 9781799727309
| Runtime: | 11.32 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
“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.
Author
Author Bio: David Roberts
David Roberts (1943–2021) was the author of thirty books on mountaineering, exploration, and anthropology. His books won the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature and the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Competition.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Runtime: | 11.32 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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