The Mammoth Book of How it Happened: Everest

Author(s): Jon E. Lewis

Non-fiction

Begining with the 1921 attempt on the summit of Everest through to the disasters of the 1990s, this work features 30 white-knuckle accounts of climbing endeavour on the world's highest mountain, with all the tragedy and triumph of humankind's striving for the top of the world.

General Information

  • : 9781841197197
  • : Constable and Robinson
  • : Robinson Publishing
  • : 0.385
  • : 27 March 2003
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Jon E. Lewis
  • : Paperback
  • : 512

More About The Product

'Because it's there.' - George Mallory

Jon E. Lewis is a historian and regular author and editor of Mammoth titles. His collection of first-hand accounts from history, The Mammoth Book of How it Happened, has sold over 25,000 copies in the UK alone. He lives in Herefordshire with his wife and two children.