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Death in Glacier National Park : stories of accidents and foolhardiness in the crown of the continent / / Randi Minetor
| Death in Glacier National Park : stories of accidents and foolhardiness in the crown of the continent / / Randi Minetor |
| Autore | Minetor Randi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 978.6/52 |
| Soggetto topico |
Accidents - Montana - Glacier National Park
Violent deaths - Montana - Glacier National Park Bear attacks - Montana - Glacier National Park |
| ISBN | 1-4930-2547-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
PREFACE; INTRODUCTION: A GREAT VACATION GONE WRONG; CHAPTER 1 Treacherous Waters: A Long History of Drowning; CHAPTER 2 More Than the Heart Can Bear: The Number-Two Cause of Death; CHAPTER 3 The Lure of High Peaks: Climbing Deaths; CHAPTER 4 Racing to the Sun: Motor Vehicle Accidents; CHAPTER 5 Know Your Limits: Hiking Accidents; CHAPTER 6 Bear Bait: Grizzly Encounters; CHAPTER 7 Rushing Rocks and Snow: Death by Avalanche; CHAPTER 8 Without Warning: Falling Objects; CHAPTER 9 Dropping Out of the Sky: Small Aircraft Deaths; CHAPTER 10 The Last Hopeless Act: Suicides
CHAPTER 11 Deathly Cold: Dying of ExposureCHAPTER 12 Murder Most Expedient: The Volkswagen Van and the Newlywed Case; CHAPTER 13 Missing: Presumed Dead; CHAPTER 14 Unclassified: Deaths by Unusual Causes; EPILOGUE: STAYING ALIVE IN THE NATIONAL PARKS; APPENDIX: LIST OF DEATHS 1913-2015; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798298903321 |
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| Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Death in Glacier National Park : stories of accidents and foolhardiness in the crown of the continent / / Randi Minetor
| Death in Glacier National Park : stories of accidents and foolhardiness in the crown of the continent / / Randi Minetor |
| Autore | Minetor Randi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 978.6/52 |
| Soggetto topico |
Accidents - Montana - Glacier National Park
Violent deaths - Montana - Glacier National Park Bear attacks - Montana - Glacier National Park |
| ISBN | 1-4930-2547-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
PREFACE; INTRODUCTION: A GREAT VACATION GONE WRONG; CHAPTER 1 Treacherous Waters: A Long History of Drowning; CHAPTER 2 More Than the Heart Can Bear: The Number-Two Cause of Death; CHAPTER 3 The Lure of High Peaks: Climbing Deaths; CHAPTER 4 Racing to the Sun: Motor Vehicle Accidents; CHAPTER 5 Know Your Limits: Hiking Accidents; CHAPTER 6 Bear Bait: Grizzly Encounters; CHAPTER 7 Rushing Rocks and Snow: Death by Avalanche; CHAPTER 8 Without Warning: Falling Objects; CHAPTER 9 Dropping Out of the Sky: Small Aircraft Deaths; CHAPTER 10 The Last Hopeless Act: Suicides
CHAPTER 11 Deathly Cold: Dying of ExposureCHAPTER 12 Murder Most Expedient: The Volkswagen Van and the Newlywed Case; CHAPTER 13 Missing: Presumed Dead; CHAPTER 14 Unclassified: Deaths by Unusual Causes; EPILOGUE: STAYING ALIVE IN THE NATIONAL PARKS; APPENDIX: LIST OF DEATHS 1913-2015; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824484103321 |
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Minetor Randi
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| Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Historic Glacier National Park : the stories behind one of America's great treasures / / Randi Minetor
| Historic Glacier National Park : the stories behind one of America's great treasures / / Randi Minetor |
| Autore | Minetor Randi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 pages) |
| Disciplina | 978.6/52 |
| ISBN |
1-4930-1807-8
1-4930-1808-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Glaciers: then, now, and forever -- The first people to see Glacier -- Lewis and Clark and the very bad day -- The trouble with treaties: Hellgate, Fort Benton and the Swan Valley Massacre -- Hugh Monroe and the Hudson's Bay Company -- The search for a passable pass -- See America first: the Great Northern Railway -- The cattle (and mining) queen of Montana -- George Bird Grinnell discovers a glacier -- Rugged rangering: the last days of Joe Prince -- Lyman Sperry and the last of the firsts -- Creating an engineering masterpiece: Going-to-the-Sun Road -- The path of the Civilian Conservation Corps -- Days and nights of the grizzlies -- Fighting fire the old-fashioned way. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798714203321 |
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Minetor Randi
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| Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Historic Glacier National Park : the stories behind one of America's great treasures / / Randi Minetor
| Historic Glacier National Park : the stories behind one of America's great treasures / / Randi Minetor |
| Autore | Minetor Randi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 pages) |
| Disciplina | 978.6/52 |
| ISBN |
1-4930-1807-8
1-4930-1808-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Glaciers: then, now, and forever -- The first people to see Glacier -- Lewis and Clark and the very bad day -- The trouble with treaties: Hellgate, Fort Benton and the Swan Valley Massacre -- Hugh Monroe and the Hudson's Bay Company -- The search for a passable pass -- See America first: the Great Northern Railway -- The cattle (and mining) queen of Montana -- George Bird Grinnell discovers a glacier -- Rugged rangering: the last days of Joe Prince -- Lyman Sperry and the last of the firsts -- Creating an engineering masterpiece: Going-to-the-Sun Road -- The path of the Civilian Conservation Corps -- Days and nights of the grizzlies -- Fighting fire the old-fashioned way. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813167003321 |
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Minetor Randi
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| Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tenting tonight / / Mary Roberts Rinehart ; foreword by Rick Rinehart
| Tenting tonight / / Mary Roberts Rinehart ; foreword by Rick Rinehart |
| Autore | Rinehart Mary Roberts <1876-1958, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 p.) |
| Disciplina | 978.6/52 |
| Soggetto topico |
Camping - Montana - Glacier National Park - History - 20th century
Camping - Cascade Range - History - 20th century Outdoor life - Montana - Glacier National Park - History - 20th century Outdoor life - Cascade Range - History - 20th century |
| ISBN | 1-4930-2313-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword; ONE The Trail; TWO The Big Adventure; THREE Bridge Creek to Bowman Lake; FOUR A Fisherman's Paradise; FIVE To Kintla Lake; SIX Running the Rapids of the Flathead; SEVEN The Second Day on the Flathead; EIGHT Through the Flathead Cañon; NINE The Round-Up at Kalispell; TEN Off for Cascade Pass; ELEVEN Lake Chelan to Lyman Lake; TWELVE Cloudy Pass and the Agnes Creek Valley; THIRTEEN Cañon Fishing and a Telegram; FOURTEEN Doing the Impossible; FIFTEEN Doubtful Lake; SIXTEEN Over Cascade Pass; SEVENTEEN Out to Civilization; About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797612803321 |
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Rinehart Mary Roberts <1876-1958, >
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| Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tenting tonight / / Mary Roberts Rinehart ; foreword by Rick Rinehart
| Tenting tonight / / Mary Roberts Rinehart ; foreword by Rick Rinehart |
| Autore | Rinehart Mary Roberts <1876-1958, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 p.) |
| Disciplina | 978.6/52 |
| Soggetto topico |
Camping - Montana - Glacier National Park - History - 20th century
Camping - Cascade Range - History - 20th century Outdoor life - Montana - Glacier National Park - History - 20th century Outdoor life - Cascade Range - History - 20th century |
| ISBN | 1-4930-2313-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword; ONE The Trail; TWO The Big Adventure; THREE Bridge Creek to Bowman Lake; FOUR A Fisherman's Paradise; FIVE To Kintla Lake; SIX Running the Rapids of the Flathead; SEVEN The Second Day on the Flathead; EIGHT Through the Flathead Cañon; NINE The Round-Up at Kalispell; TEN Off for Cascade Pass; ELEVEN Lake Chelan to Lyman Lake; TWELVE Cloudy Pass and the Agnes Creek Valley; THIRTEEN Cañon Fishing and a Telegram; FOURTEEN Doing the Impossible; FIFTEEN Doubtful Lake; SIXTEEN Over Cascade Pass; SEVENTEEN Out to Civilization; About the Author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821122603321 |
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Rinehart Mary Roberts <1876-1958, >
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| Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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