{"product_id":"k2-andrew-kauffman-9780898863734","title":"K2: The 1939 Tragedy","description":"\u003cbr\u003e * Explains the complex tangle of events and personalities that led to the death of four men on the world's second-highest summit\u003cbr\u003e * Reveals a trip diary found decades after the expedition uncover the disaster's contributing factors \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mountaineers everywhere had an opinion on this controversial story when it was first published. \u003ci\u003eK2: The 1939 Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e unravels the complex tangle of events and personalities that led to four deaths on the 1939 American expedition to K2. With the aid of a recently available trip diary, this book challenges the conventionally accepted version of the story, explaining how five ill-prepared men were led by one strong, dedicated man on a mission beyond their collective abilities, in a land where people do not belong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Kauffman, William Putnam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0898863732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780898863734\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mountaineers Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 5.92w x 0.62d","brand":"Andrew Kauffman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896499396863,"sku":"9780898863734","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e303062c-c029-482d-b5ac-475c5b331a14.jpg?v=1721371566","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/k2-andrew-kauffman-9780898863734","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}