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Publisher: Flagstaff, Arizona : Light Technology; Co-published by American Alpine Club, Alpine Club of Canada and International Association of Alpine Societies

Call Number: 08 P98 T14

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Author: Putnam, William Lowell

Responsibility: William L. Putnam

Publisher: Flagstaff, Arizona : Light Technology; Co-published by American Alpine Club, Alpine Club of Canada and International Association of Alpine Societies

Published Date: 2008

Physical Description: i, 219 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Mountaineering; Alps; Alps, Italian; History; Passes; Literature

Abstract: Written by AAC Honorary President William L Putnam, "this text is devoted to that pair of passes: the Mont Cenis and the Great Saint Bernard. Both of these mountain crossings appear to have been known and used from pre-Roman times. Both were prominently and frequently used by the Romans inestablishing and maintaining their empire; both were long adorned with hospice/shelters near their crests; and both have been by-passed by modern tunnels but are still crossed by paved highways. Despite these similiarites, their historic prominence derives from distinctly different events and factors. Herein lies the histories of these passes and stories of many travelers amongst the Alps - told as much as possible in their own words." ( from book jacket)

Contents: Introduction; Part I:; Chapter I : Early Alpine Passages; Chapter II : The Terrain; Part II:; Chapter III : Hannibal's Crossing; Chater IV : The Argument; Chapter V : The Railway; Part III:; Chater VI : The Other Route of the Ancients; Chapter VII : Hazards of the Mountain; Chapter VIII : The Great Saint Bernard in Later Literature; Chapter IX : The Early Alpinists; Chapter X : The Largest Crossing; Chapter XI : Popes and Passes; Index

Notes: Signed by author - addressed to Margaret Gmoser - dated October 19th, 2008

ISBN: 1-891824-66-X

Accession Number: AC637

Call Number: 08 P98 T14

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Book available through The American Alpine Club

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The tour of Mont Blanc and of Monte Rosa

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1855

Author: Forbes, James David

Publisher: Edinburgh : A & C Black

Call Number: DQ841 M7 F67

Author: Forbes, James David

Publisher: Edinburgh : A & C Black

Published Date: 1855

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Chamonix; France

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ841 M7 F67

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1989-1993

Call Number: P

Published Date: 1989-1993

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: France

Notes: Library has 1989 (Dec./Feb.), 1990 (Mar./Apr.-Nov./Dec.), 1991 (Jan./Feb.- Aug./Sept., 1992 (March-May, July-Dec.), 1993 (Jan./Feb.-Sept./Oct.)

Call Number: P

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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