In 1845, while leading a wagon train of emigrants over the Oregon Trail, Joe Palmer became the first person on record to climb high on Mount Hood. A Sight So Nobly Grand contains Palmer's remarkable journal account of that historic day, which led to the first summit ascent of Oregon's highest peak only twelve years later. The first climb on Mount Hood is only one event in an even greater drama recounted Palmer: the blazing of the route later known as Barlow Road through the Cascade Mountains. From his decision to join ...
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In 1845, while leading a wagon train of emigrants over the Oregon Trail, Joe Palmer became the first person on record to climb high on Mount Hood. A Sight So Nobly Grand contains Palmer's remarkable journal account of that historic day, which led to the first summit ascent of Oregon's highest peak only twelve years later. The first climb on Mount Hood is only one event in an even greater drama recounted Palmer: the blazing of the route later known as Barlow Road through the Cascade Mountains. From his decision to join Sam Barlow in a pioneering journey around Mount Hood, through the tense juncture when storms threatened to doom the endeavor, to the triumphant arrival of the exhausted emigrants in Oregon City, Palmer recounts an extraordinary saga of struggle on the most formidable stretch of the Oregon Trail. A Sight So Nobly Grand offers a vivid portrait of Mount Hood's commanding presence in the pioneer experience of 1845. Palmer's plain and powerful prose brings to life a stirring event in Oregon history, evoking an earlier era in which the harshness of mountainous terrain was keenly felt.
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Very Good. Size: 6x0x9; In 1845, while leading a wagon train of emigrants over the Oregon Trail, Joe Palmer became the first person on record to climb high on Mount Hood. A Sight So Nobly Grand contains Palmer's remarkable journal account of that historic day, which led to the first summit ascent of Oregon's highest peak only twelve years later. The first climb on Mount Hood is only one event in an even greater drama recounted Palmer: the blazing of the route later known as Barlow Road through the Cascade Mountains. From his decision to join Sam Barlow in a pioneering journey around Mount Hood, through the tense juncture when storms threatened to doom the endeavor, to the triumphant arrival of the exhausted emigrants in Oregon City, Palmer recounts an extraordinary saga of struggle on the most formidable stretch of the Oregon Trail. A Sight So Nobly Grand offers a vivid portrait of Mount Hood's commanding presence in the pioneer experience of 1845. Palmer's plain and powerful prose brings to life a stirring event in Oregon history, evoking an earlier era in which the harshness of mountainous terrain was keenly felt.
Add this copy of A Sight So Nobly Grand: Joel Palmer on Mt. Hood in 1845 to cart. $19.47, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by University of Washington Press.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. (Travel, Diaries, Mountaineering, Mount Hood, Oregon) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Size: 8x5x0; Soft cover book in good condition! Some light shelf and use wear, and one small spot on front cover, otherwise appears to be a good copy with unmarked text!
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