Cover Image

Encounters in avalanche country a history of survival in the Mountain West, 1820-1920 /

"Every winter, early settlers of the U.S. and Canadian Mountain West could expect to lose dozens of lives to deadly avalanches. This constant threat to trappers, miners, railway workers, and their families forced individuals and communities to develop knowledge, share strategies, and band toget...

Full description

Main Author: Di Stefano, Diana L.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Seattle : Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest in association with University of Washington Press, [2013]
Physical Description: x, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick lecture-book series in western history and biography.
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
Frontier and pioneer life -- Rocky Mountains.
Mountain life -- West (U.S.)
Mountain life -- Rocky Mountains.
Avalanches -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Avalanches -- Social aspects -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Avalanches -- Rocky Mountains -- History.
Avalanches -- Social aspects -- Rocky Mountains -- History.
Human ecology -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Human ecology -- Rocky Mountains Region -- History.

CMU Main Books 3rd Floor

LocationCall Number: Status
CMU Main Books 3rd Floor F596 .D5 2013 Available
Request Chapter Scan

In Prospector

Similar Items