Coronation Everest
Title | Coronation Everest PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Morris |
Publisher | Faber & Faber |
Pages | 197 |
Release | 2010-11-25 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 0571266029 |
'Exquisite, powerful . . . I can think of no better way of commemorating British exploration's culminating triumph.' Simon Winchester? Coronation Everest offers a breathtakingly intimate evocation of the most famous of all mountaineering exploits - and of perhaps the last great old-fashioned Fleet Street scoop. 'It was Morris who broke the news that a British-led expedition had conquered Mount Everest the day before the Queen's coronation in 1953 . . . Allied to physical courage in getting down the mountain and a dogged resourcefulness in getting the news home, Morris scooped the world and was launched on one of the most remarkable literary careers in the second half of the twentieth century.' Guardian Jan Morris's collection of travel writing and reportage spans over five decades and includes such titles as Venice, Coronation Everest, Hong Kong, Spain, Manhattan '45, A Writer's World and the Pax Britannica Trilogy. Hav, her novel, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
British culture and the end of empire
Title | British culture and the end of empire PDF eBook |
Author | Stuart Ward |
Publisher | Manchester University Press |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2017-03-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1526119625 |
This book is the first major attempt to examine the cultural manifestations of the demise of imperialism as a social and political ideology in post-war Britain. Far from being a matter of indifference or resigned acceptance as is often suggested, the fall of the British Empire came as a profound shock to the British national imagination, and resonated widely in British popular culture. The sheer range of subjects discussed, from the satire boom of the 1960s to the worlds of sport and the arts, demonstrates how profoundly decolonisation was absorbed into the popular consciousness. Offers an extremely novel and provocative interpretation of post-war British cultural history, and opens up a whole new field of enquiry in the history of decolonisation.
The World
Title | The World PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Morris |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 486 |
Release | 2005-03-22 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780393326482 |
A breathtakingly vivid guide to our greatest cosmopolitan cities and culturesfrom Manhattan to Venice and from Baghdad to Barbados, this book assembles 50years of Morris's finest travel writing.
Everest 1953
Title | Everest 1953 PDF eBook |
Author | Mick Conefrey |
Publisher | Mountaineers Books |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 2014-01-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 159485887X |
CLICK HERE to download a sample from Everest 1953 In the only book to tell the real story of Everest 1953, Mick Conefrey reveals that what has gone down in history as a supremely well-planned attempt was in fact beset by crises -- both on and off the mountain. To succeed, team leader Colonel John Hunt and his team had to draw on unimaginable skill and determination, as well as sheer British ingenuity. Everest 1953 is not only a gripping true story of courage and adventure, but a fascinating window into the media contest to cover this seminal event in coronation year. The Times had exclusive access to the team, but the Daily Mail and other papers used subterfuge and shenanigans to get their scoops. Revealing the answers to long-enduring controversies -- did Tenzing or Hillary actually reach the top first? -- and exploring the legacy of this great ascent, it is the perfect way to commemorate a year of British sporting triumph.
The Everest Effect
Title | The Everest Effect PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Mazzolini |
Publisher | University of Alabama Press |
Pages | 183 |
Release | 2015-10-31 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0817318933 |
The Everest Effect is an accessibly written cultural history of how nature, technology, and culture have worked together to turn Mount Everest into a powerful and ubiquitous physical measure of Western values.
Flying Off Everest
Title | Flying Off Everest PDF eBook |
Author | Dave Costello |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 219 |
Release | 2014-05-06 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1493009168 |
Perched impossibly on a ridge overlooking a 10,000-foot drop into Tibet, Sano Babu Sunuwar and Lakpa Tsheri Sherpa wait. Heel to toe, connected at the waist by a pair of carabineers that’s connected to nothing else, they stare down the North Face of Mount Everest, a red and white nylon tandem paragliding wing fluttering behind them. They know that jumping off the top of the world marks only the beginning of a longer, more audacious journey. And they know that the two-mile ride down Everest will be the easiest part. If the jump doesn’t kill them. In April 2011 the two unsponsored Nepalis set out on an unprecedented expedition to climb Everest, paraglide from its peak, and paddle nearly 400 miles to the ocean. Little problems wouldn’t stop them. Like the fact that Babu had no technical climbing experience. And that Lakpa had never been kayaking—or swimming. But after summiting, surviving their flight off the world’s tallest mountain, and being arrested, robbed, and nearly drowned—repeatedly—the two friends discovered their adventure had only just begun.
Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Title | Everest: The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandra Stewart |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 137 |
Release | 2020-02-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1547601604 |
In the late morning of May 29, 1953, the sun was shining brightly and a gentle breeze was blowing on the highest elevation of the world--and two men were there to witness it for the first time ever. Their names were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, and they had ascended Everest. This is the breathtaking story of how two very different, yet equally determined, men battled frost-biting temperatures, tumbling ice rocks, powerful winds, and death-defying ridges to reach the top of the world's highest mountain. Combining fresh and contemporary illustrations by Joe Todd-Stanton with Alexandra Stewart's captivating writing, this unique narrative tells the story of how Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made their mark on the world from birth right up to their final days and the impact they've had on Nepal today.