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      The Wildest Dream: George Mallory: The Biography of an Everest Hero

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      A revealing and complete biography of doomed hero George Mallory, which includes previously unpublished letters and family papers

      In 1924, George Mallory and his companion Andrew Irvine disappeared during a valiant bid to reach the world''s highest summit. In May 1999 ...

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      Product ID:9780747264583
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Wildest Dream
      Subtitle:George Mallory: The Biography of an Everest Hero
      Authors:Author: Leni Gillman, Peter Gillman
      Page Count:320
      Subjects:Biography: sport, Biography: sport, Climbing and mountaineering, Climbing & mountaineering
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      A revealing and complete biography of doomed hero George Mallory, which includes previously unpublished letters and family papers

      In 1924, George Mallory and his companion Andrew Irvine disappeared during a valiant bid to reach the world''s highest summit. In May 1999 Mallory''s body was found, partly resolving the riddle of whether they succeeded in their bid, 29 years ahead of Hillary and Tenzing.

      Peter and Leni Gillman assess the motives and goals of this inspirational yet complex figure, whose life was dominated by his two conflicting passions: his love for his wife Ruth, and Everest - forbidding, unclimbed, ''the wildest dream'', as he called it. Drawing on family letters and helped by surviving members of the family, Peter and Leni Gillman present a powerful and affecting portrait of a man torn between competing desires, and the fatal choice he ultimately made.


      Imprint Name:Headline Book Publishing
      Publisher Name:Headline Publishing Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2001-05-03

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      Weight284 g
      Dimensions128 × 197 × 33 mm