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Encounters in Avalanche Country

- A History of Survival in the Mountain West, 1820-1920

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Every winter, early settlers of the US and Canadian Mountain West could expect to lose dozens of lives to deadly avalanches. This book uncovers stories of survival struggles, frightening avalanches, and how local knowledge challenged legal traditions that defined avalanches as Acts of God.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780295993140
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 192
  • Udgivet:
  • 10. september 2013
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x0 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 431 g.
  • Ukendt - mangler pt..

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Every winter, early settlers of the US and Canadian Mountain West could expect to lose dozens of lives to deadly avalanches. This book uncovers stories of survival struggles, frightening avalanches, and how local knowledge challenged legal traditions that defined avalanches as Acts of God.

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