Coronation Everest by Jan Morris

Coronation Everest by Jan Morris

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This account of the conquest of Everest by John Hunt's expedition, news of which broke on the morning of Elizabeth II's coronation, is by Jan Morris who, before a change of sexual role, was James Morris, and was the "Times" reporter who accompanied the expedition and got the story back to Britain.

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Coronation Everest by Jan Morris

In 1953 two historical events coincided - the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the conquest of Mount Everest by John Hunt's British expedition. The news of the success, which broke in London on the morning of the coronation, was published in "The Times", and all round the world the coincidence of the two happenings is remembered still as a moment of high historical romance. This account is by Jan Morris who, before a change of sexual role, was James Morris, and was the "Times" reporter who accompanied the expedition and got the story back to Britain.
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ISBN 13 9781852835019
ISBN 10 185283501X
Title Coronation Everest
Author Jan Morris
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 1993-04-30
Number of pages 144
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