Not Without Peril

Book

Museum of the White Mountains

Name/Title

Not Without Peril

Entry/Object ID

MWM2010.0001.2635

Description

This book is a thrilling historical and personal piece of writing by the author who has extensive experience mountainerring in the White Mountain of New Hampshire. The book focuses on historical and contemporary events of tragedy, accidents and mishaps in the White Mountains. Related Search Terms: Madison Hut, Five Mile Drift Physical Description: Paperback, title, added title entry and author's name on front cover. Front cover includes color photograph of mountain slope with rock outcroppings and trees as background. Front cover also includes red oval with words " New England Booksellers Discovery Honor Book". Back cover includes title, caption that reads "Finalist, Mountain LIterature, 2000 Banff Mountain Book Festival", and critiques by authors and experts.

Collection

Dan Noel Collection

Acquisition

Accession

MWM2010.0001

Source or Donor

Dan Noel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Dan Noel

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Mountain passes, History, Climbing, Journalism, Mountain roads, Death, Mountaineering, Accidents, Tragedies, Cliffs, Mountain climbing, Mountains

Search Terms

Washington, Mount (Coos county, New Hampshire : mountain), Mount Washington Auto Road, Mount Washington Observatory (Coos county, New Hampshire : inhabited place), Huntington Ravine (Coos county, New Hampshire : valley), Madison, Mount (Coos county, New Hampshire : peak), Crawford Notch (New Hampshire : valley), Crawford Path (New Hampshire : trail), Alpine Garden (Coos county, New Hampshire : garden), Presidential Range (Coos county, New Hampshire : ridge), Tuckerman Ravine (Coos county, New Hampshire : valley), Lakes of the Clouds Hut (Coos county, New Hampshire : inhabited place), Mount Washington Carriage Road (Coos county, New Hampshire : road), Tip-Top House (Coos county, New Hampshire : inhabited place), Old Bridle Path (Grafton county, New Hampshire : trail), Clay, Mount (Coos county, New Hampshire : peak), Adams, Mount (Coos county, New Hampshire : peak), Jefferson, Mount (Coos county, New Hampshire : peak), Mount Washington Auto Road (Coos county, New Hampshire : road), Adventure travel

Book Details

Author

Howe, Nicholas

Publisher

Appalachian Mountain Club Books

Place Published

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Date Published

2000

Condition

Notes

01/10/2013- CH - No major blemishes, tears, or damage.