Killing dragons : the conquest of the Alps
Fleming, Fergus, 1959-2000
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Full of wonderful and quite mad characters, Killing Dragons is the story of the first British mountaineers to tackle the Alpine summits of Switzerland during the late 18th century. The title refers to the legend of dragons inhabiting these peaks.
Main title:
Killing dragons : the conquest of the Alps / Fergus Fleming.
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Imprint:
London : Granta, 2000.
Collation:
ix, 398p., [16]p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-366) and index.
ISBN:
9781862073791 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.522
Language:
English
BRN:
668796
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