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McKay Jenkins has backpacked, paddled, bicycled, and skied in wilderness all over the world. He has written for Outside, Outdoor Explorer, and Orion, among many other publications. He has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia and a Ph.D. in English from Princeton. A former staff writer for The Atlanta Constitution, he currently teaches literature and nonfiction writing at the University of Delaware. Jenkins lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two dogs.
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The Last Ridge
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2004
Price: $14.95
When World War II broke out in Europe, the American army had no specialized division of mountain soldiers. But in the winter of 1939–40, after a tiny band of Finnish mountain troops brought the invading Soviet army to its knees, an amateur skier named Charles Minot “Minnie” Dole convinced the United... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2004
Price: $14.95
When World War II broke out in Europe, the American army had no specialized division of mountain soldiers. But in the winter of 1939–40, after a tiny band of Finnish mountain troops brought the invading Soviet army to its knees, an amateur skier named Charles Minot “Minnie” Dole convinced the United... Read more >
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Bloody Falls of the Coppermine
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2006
Price: $14.95
In the winter of 1913, high in the Canadian Arctic, two Catholic priests set out on a dangerous mission to reach a group of Eskimos and convert them. Upon reaching their destination, the priests were murdered. Over the next three years, one of the Arctic’s most tragic stories became one of... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: January 10, 2006
Price: $14.95
In the winter of 1913, high in the Canadian Arctic, two Catholic priests set out on a dangerous mission to reach a group of Eskimos and convert them. Upon reaching their destination, the priests were murdered. Over the next three years, one of the Arctic’s most tragic stories became one of... Read more >
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eBook.
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The White Death
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2001
Price: $13.00
In 1969, five young men from Montana set out to accomplish what no one had before: to scale the sheer north face of Mt. Cleveland, Glacier National Park's tallest mountain, in winter. Two days later tragedy struck: they were buried in an avalanche so deep that their bodies would not be... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2001
Price: $13.00
In 1969, five young men from Montana set out to accomplish what no one had before: to scale the sheer north face of Mt. Cleveland, Glacier National Park's tallest mountain, in winter. Two days later tragedy struck: they were buried in an avalanche so deep that their bodies would not be... Read more >
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eBook.
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The Peter Matthiessen Reader
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: January 4, 2000
Price: $14.00
"Our greatest modern nature writer in the lyrical tradition." --The New York Times Book Review
"Matthiessen is a great travel companion. . . . His knowledge of plants, animals and people is breathtaking." --The Boston Globe
Perhaps no writer has better articulated our relationship to the environment than Peter Matthiessen. From Wildlife in... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: January 4, 2000
Price: $14.00
"Our greatest modern nature writer in the lyrical tradition." --The New York Times Book Review
"Matthiessen is a great travel companion. . . . His knowledge of plants, animals and people is breathtaking." --The Boston Globe
Perhaps no writer has better articulated our relationship to the environment than Peter Matthiessen. From Wildlife in... Read more >
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Bloody Falls of the Coppermine
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
In the winter of 1913, high in the Canadian Arctic, two Catholic priests set out on a dangerous mission to do what no white men had ever attempted: reach a group of utterly isolated Eskimos and convert them. Farther and farther north the priests trudged, through a frigid and bleak country... Read more >
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
In the winter of 1913, high in the Canadian Arctic, two Catholic priests set out on a dangerous mission to do what no white men had ever attempted: reach a group of utterly isolated Eskimos and convert them. Farther and farther north the priests trudged, through a frigid and bleak country... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Last Ridge
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
When World War II broke out in Europe, the American army had no specialized division of mountain soldiers. But in the winter of 1939–40, after a tiny band of Finnish mountain troops brought the invading Soviet army to its knees, an amateur skier named Charles Minot “Minnie” Dole convinced the United... Read more >
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
When World War II broke out in Europe, the American army had no specialized division of mountain soldiers. But in the winter of 1939–40, after a tiny band of Finnish mountain troops brought the invading Soviet army to its knees, an amateur skier named Charles Minot “Minnie” Dole convinced the United... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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The White Death
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 13, 2002
Price: $13.00
In 1969, five young men from Montana set out to accomplish what no one had before: to scale the sheer north face of Mt. Cleveland, Glacier National Park's tallest mountain, in winter. Two days later tragedy struck: they were buried in an avalanche so deep that their bodies would not be... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 13, 2002
Price: $13.00
In 1969, five young men from Montana set out to accomplish what no one had before: to scale the sheer north face of Mt. Cleveland, Glacier National Park's tallest mountain, in winter. Two days later tragedy struck: they were buried in an avalanche so deep that their bodies would not be... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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