Mountains category: 178 books

Cover of Between the Sunset and the Sea: A View of 16 British Mountains
by Simon Ingram
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015

‘I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe. As the road bent and the outline of Buachaille Etive Mor slid into sight, I did what I always did, and always would. I felt for that flutter of awe and that indefinable, unmistakable quickening of the pulse.’...
Cover of Natural History of the Pacific Northwest Mountains
by Daniel Mathews
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017

“Everything you could possibly want to know about the plants, animals, geology, climate and fungi of the Pacific Northwest mountains.” —The Oregonian Natural History of the Pacific Northwest Mountains is much more than just a field guide—it’s an engagingly written, portable history...
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Mountains of the Mind

Adventures in Reaching the Summit

by Robert Macfarlane
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2009

The basis for the new documentary film, Mountain: A Breathtaking Voyage into the Extreme. Combining accounts of legendary mountain ascents with vivid descriptions of his own forays into wild, high landscapes, Robert McFarlane reveals how the mystery of the world’s highest places has came to grip...
Cover of Desert Rims to Mountains High
by Richard F. Fleck
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013

Inspired by his ranger days in Rocky Mountain National Park more than forty five years ago as well as more recent rambles, Richard Fleck has created these descriptive essays that take readers from shimmering desert heat to snowy summits. Fleck has expanded his acclaimed book Breaking Through the Clouds...
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Mountains of the Heart

A Natural History of the Appalachians

by Scott Weidensaul, Scott Weidensaul
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016

Part natural history, part poetry, Mountains of the Heart is full of hidden gems and less traveled parts of the Appalachian Mountains Stretching almost unbroken from Alabama to Belle Isle, Newfoundland, the Appalachians are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world. In Mountains of the Heart,...
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Beyond the Mountains

Commodifying Appalachian Environments

by Drew A. Swanson, James Giesen
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018

Beyond the Mountains explores the ways in which Appalachia often served as a laboratory for the exploration and practice of American conceptions of nature. The region operated alternately as frontier, wilderness, rural hinterland, region of subsistence agriculture, bastion of yeoman farmers, and place...
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Exceptional Mountains

A Cultural History of the Pacific Northwest Volcanoes

by O. Alan Weltzien
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016

Over the past 150 years, people have flocked to the Pacific Northwest in increasing numbers, in part due to the region’s beauty and one of its most exceptional features: volcanoes. This segment of the Pacific Ring of Fire has shaped not only the physical landscape of the region but also the psychological...
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Mountains

Environmental Issues, Global Perspectives

by James Fargo Balliett
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016

Always awe-inspiring, mountainous areas contain hundreds of millions of years of history, stretching back to the earliest continental landforms. This book shows how mountains are characterized by their distinctive geological, ecological, and biological conditions. Often, they are so large that they...
Cover of In the Shadow of the Carmens

In the Shadow of the Carmens

Afield with a Naturalist in the Northern Mexican Mountains

by Bonnie Reynolds McKinney
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012

Just across the Rio Grande from West Texas in the state of Coahuila, México, the mountain ranges of the Maderas del Carmen rise majestically. Often called magical or mystical, they have stirred imagination for centuries. Stories of bandits, Indians, ghosts, incredible flora and fauna, cool forests,...
Cover of Hunting Trips on the Prairie and in the Mountains - Hunting Trips of a Ranchman - Part II
by Theodore Roosevelt, George Henry Boker
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

Originally published in 1902, this early work on Hunting trips on the Prairie and mountains is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. This is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Its chapters include; A trip after mountain sheep and Still hunting Elk...
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The Mountain Archetype

A Psychological Approach

by Thomas Hersh
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016

From the beginning of recorded history, the mountain has played a prominent role in religion. The research for this book shows, for example, that many religions started on mountains. In addition, mountains were considered gods or the homes of the gods. Mountains also appear in contemporary dreams...
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Southern Appalachian Celebration

In Praise of Ancient Mountains, Old-Growth Forests, and Wilderness

by James Valentine
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2011

With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural character. His compelling photographs of ancient mountains, old-growth forests, rare plants, and powerful waterways reveal the Appalachians' rich scenic...
Cover of Mountains and Moorlands (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 11)
by W. H. Pearsall
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012

An invaluable introduction to the upland regions of Britain – their structure, climate, vegetation and animal life, their present and past uses and the problems of their conservation for the future. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com Moorland, mountain-top and upland grazing occupy...
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At the Mercy of the Mountains

True Stories of Survival and Tragedy in New York's Adirondacks

by Peter Bronski
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2008

In this compelling book, award-winning adventure writer and former Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue team member Peter Bronski chronicles true stories of survival and tragedy, from famous historical cases during the early 20th century, to modern tales of harrowing struggle in the mountains and wilderness. ...
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