MacFarlane, Robert. Mountains of the mind; adventures in reaching the summit.MacFARLANE MacFarlane or Macfarlane is a surname shared by:
When Robert MacFarlane For the person involved in the Iran-Contra Affair, see . Robert MacFarlane (March 23 1835-June 1 1872) was a lawyer and Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Perth South from 1867 to 1872. He was born in Pakenham in Upper Canada in 1835. was twelve, he discovered a book in his grandfather's library about the 1924 expedition to Mt. Everest that led to the deaths of George Mallory George Herbert Leigh Mallory (18 June 1886 – 8 June/9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. and Andrew Levine. This and his grandfather's own obsession with mountain climbing mountain climbing, the practice of climbing to elevated points for sport, pleasure, or research. Also called mountaineering, it is practiced throughout the world. Types There are three types of mountain climbing. led to MacFane's lifelong pursuit of the world's most challenging mountains. His book uses physical aspects of mountains and climbing, like geology, summits, and glaciers, in combination with the artistic connections made by painters and poets and the cultural overlay of patriotism, militarism Militarism See also Soldiering. Adrastus leader of the Seven against Thebes. [Gk. Myth.: Iliad] Siegfried killed many enemies; led many troops to victory. [Ger. Lit. Nibelungenlied] , and monetary exploitation, to explain his own explorations and those of famous climbers. As a person who himself has climbed famous heights around the globe, he understands that "the urge to explore space--to go higher--is innate to the human mind." The last chapter is a description of Mallory's pursuit of Mt. Everest, which ties the rest of the book together. MacFarlane provides an extensive chapter-by-chapter bibliography and thorough index; his careful research complements his climbing experiences. The b/w photographs are an added stimulant to the desire to seek the heights, although any reader interested in mountain climbing will already be itching to climb without them. Nola Theiss, Sanibel, FL J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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