Last of His Kind

The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer

Biography & Memoir, Artists, Architects & Photographers, Nonfiction, Art & Architecture
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Author: David Roberts ISBN: 9780061894602
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books Publication: June 16, 2009
Imprint: HarperCollins e-books Language: English
Author: David Roberts
ISBN: 9780061894602
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Publication: June 16, 2009
Imprint: HarperCollins e-books
Language: English

“Stunning and stirring.”

Boston Globe

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In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives readers a spellbinding history of mountain climbing in the twentieth century as told through the biography of Brad Washburn, legendary mountaineering pioneer and photographer. Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, has praised David Roberts, saying, “Nobody alive writes better about mountaineering”—and nowhere is that truth more evident than in this breathtaking account of the life and exploits of America’s greatest mountain climber.

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“Stunning and stirring.”

Boston Globe

* *

In The Last of His Kind, renowned adventure writer David Roberts gives readers a spellbinding history of mountain climbing in the twentieth century as told through the biography of Brad Washburn, legendary mountaineering pioneer and photographer. Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air, has praised David Roberts, saying, “Nobody alive writes better about mountaineering”—and nowhere is that truth more evident than in this breathtaking account of the life and exploits of America’s greatest mountain climber.

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