Coronation Everest

by JanMorris (Author)

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  Paperback
  1993

  $8.63

  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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  Paperback
  2003

  $3.70

  'Exquisite, powerful ...I can think of no better way of commemorating British exploration's culminating triumph.' Simon Winchester This classic account offers a breathtakingly intimate evocation of the most famous of all mountaineering exploits - and of perhaps the last great old-fashioned Fleet Street scoop. 'It was Morris who broke the news that a British-led expedition had conquered Mount Everest the day before the Queen's coronation in 1953 ...Allied to physical courage in getting down the mountain and a dogged resourcefulness in getting the news home, Morris scooped the world and was launched on one of the most remarkable literary careers in the second half of the 20th century.' Guardian

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  Paperback
  2003

  $12.19

  'Exquisite, powerful ...I can think of no better way of commemorating British exploration's culminating triumph.' Simon Winchester This classic account offers a breathtakingly intimate evocation of the most famous of all mountaineering exploits - and of perhaps the last great old-fashioned Fleet Street scoop. 'It was Morris who broke the news that a British-led expedition had conquered Mount Everest the day before the Queen's coronation in 1953 ...Allied to physical courage in getting down the mountain and a dogged resourcefulness in getting the news home, Morris scooped the world and was launched on one of the most remarkable literary careers in the second half of the 20th century.' Guardian