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Mountains of the mind : a history of a fascination

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MOUNTAINS OF THE MIND traces the historical antecedents that shaped our popular conception of the Great Outdoors--in particular, our desire to climb mountains. Journalist MacFarlane blends adventure story with poetry, art movements with history, to paint a vivid and richly detailed story about why we love to scale those d

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Mountains of the mind : a history of a fascination, Robert Macfarlane

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English
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Granta Books
Released
2004
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Paperback
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1862076545
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9781862076549
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2003
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Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination
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MOUNTAINS OF THE MIND traces the historical antecedents that shaped our popular conception of the Great Outdoors--in particular, our desire to climb mountains. Journalist MacFarlane blends adventure story with poetry, art movements with history, to paint a vivid and richly detailed story about why we love to scale those d