Full Title: THE ASCENT OF DENALI: A NARRATIVE OF THE FIRST COMPLETE ASCENT OF THE HIGHEST PEAK IN NORTH AMERICA.
New York, 1914, 1st edition. 188 pp, 34 ills. Has a neatly written gift inscription dated Aug 7, 1914...''To Buster on his birthday...'' The pages and exterior are clean, with no fading, darkening, stains, foxing, or any other mentionable flaws. The book is a hardcover, and is Bright and Fine.
There was a great rush to make the first ascent of America's highest peak. After several previous attempts, this describes the actual first ascent of Mount McKinley. Hudson Stuck, Harry Karstens, R. G. Tatum, Walter Harper. They reached the summit of McKinley on June 7, 1913. Walter Harper, a native Alaskan, reached the summit first.
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