Triumph on Everest: A Photobiography of Sir Edmund Hillary - Rilegato

Coburn, Broughton

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0792271149 ISBN 13: 9780792271147

Casa editrice: National Geographic Children's Books, 2000

Riassunto

An action-packed book celebrates the extraordinary life of Sir Edmund Hillary, the New Zealand farm boy who in May 1953 became the first person known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Broughton Coburn is presently Special Projects Director for the American Himalayan Foundation. After graduating from Harvard in 1973, he moved to Nepal where he lived for nearly 20 years. Three of these years were spent in Khumnu, homeland of the Sherpas. His fascination with and respect for the region has inspired several books, including Everest: Mountain Without Mercy, published by National Geographic. In 1997 he was awarded the American Alpine Club’s Literary Achievement Award. Coburn lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, with his wife, daughter, and recently adopted Nepalese son.

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Book by Coburn Broughton

Su questa edizione

• Editore: National Geographic Children's Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0792271149
• ISBN 13: 9780792271147
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 64