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The White Death: Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zone
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February 1, 2001
Book cover for 9780385720779
 
Reprint edition from Anchor Books (February 1, 2001)
9780385720779 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A colorful history of humankind's relationship with a natural disaster explores Hannibal's loss of eighteen thousand men to an avalanche, Austria's use of avalanches as a weapon during World War I, and a recent tragedy that buried five young climbers in Glacier National Park.
December 1, 2000
Book cover for 9780375505959
 
With Jan Harrison | from Random House Inc (December 1, 2000)
February 1, 2000
Book cover for 9780375503030
 
1st edition from Random House Inc (February 1, 2000)
9780375503030 | details & prices | 228 pages | 5.25 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Tells the story of five young men who were killed by an avalanche while trying to climb Mount Cleveland, and discusses the history of avalanches