Trevor Braham: 2 books
When the Alps Cast Their Spell
Mountaineers of the Alpine Golden Age
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
The sport of mountaineering was pioneered 150 years ago by a diverse cross-section of Victorians, following in the footsteps of earlier local explorers who ventured into the upper regions of ice and snow in search of game and minerals. By the early years of the 19th century, a growing interest in...
by Trevor Braham
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2011
During the twilight years of the British Raj Trevor Braham spent much of his boyhood in India where, in the mid-1930s, he attended a boarding school in Darjeeling for four years. Dwelling within sight of the magnificent spectacle of Kangchenjunga and its satellite peaks exerted a strong influence...