The Mountain Encyclopedia: An A-Z Compendium of More Than 2,300 Terms, Concepts, Ideas, and People (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780810850569)

This outstanding reference work is the first A-Z, English language compilation on the world's mountains. It contains definitions, explanations, and clarifications in more than 2,300 entries, which vary in length from a brief sentence to detailed overviews of more complex subjects. It includes listings of many specific mountains, but more important, it is replete with geological terminology, birds and animals, flowers and trees, climbers and mountaineers, as well as associated tasks such as logging, mining, skiing, and climbing. The Mountain Encyclopedia is invaluable as a source of data and information, but it is also enjoyable to read straight through.

Author: Frederic V. Hartemann, Robert Hauptman
ISBN-10: 0810850567
ISBN-13: 9780810850569
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2005
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.03lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.66w x 1.09d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2006 pg. 152
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2006 pg. 167
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2006 pg. 370