{"product_id":"9781927330074","title":"The Glittering Mountains of Canada: A Record of Exploration and Pioneer Ascents in the Canadian Rockies, 1914-1924","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This then is a book of mountaineering, not presenting the Canadian Rockies in their entirety — no single volume will ever do that — but including many of the finest things. It is also a book of mountain travel, under conditions such as perhaps the European traveller experienced in the Alps during the Eighteenth Century. Finally, it is a book of mountain history; for here is Geography in the making, and with a tradition behind it — a story that has never been properly gathered together, and whose details, in part at least, are gone forever.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — from the Preface by J. Monroe Thorington\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCloth bound in slipcase. Archival illustrations, photos and maps throughout; 4 panoramic, fold-out plates and 1 large map. Limited to 200 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompletely re-edited, re-designed and containing with an impressive collection of archival photos and maps, \u003ci\u003eThe Glittering Mountains of Canada\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone interested in mountain literature. The book's position in the pantheon of outdoor writing as a \"classic\" is only further enhanced and supported by the passionate Foreword by well-known mountain historian and environmental writer Robert William Sandford, who urges the contemporary reader to embrace Thorington's belief in the importance of landscape and the poetry of place. This is a book that deserves to be read and appreciated alongside the work of Wallace Stegner, Henry David Thoreau and Sid Marty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033543524592,"sku":"9781927330074","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927330074_p0.jpg?v=1763636112","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927330074","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}