James ramsey ullman biography of mahatma gandhi
First edition of the third volume in Andrews' intimate biography of Mahatma Gandhi, as was related to him by Gandhi himself..
Climb Year: N/A. Publication Year: 1972.
JAMES RAMSEY ULLMAN 1908–1971
On June 20, 1971, American mountaineering lost its most distinguished man of letters when James Ramsey Ullman died of cancer at the age of 63.
For more than 30 years, Jim’s books introduced Americans of all ages to the world of the high mountains: High Conquest, Kingdom of Adventure, Everest, The Age of Mountaineering, Tiger of the Snows, Banner in the Sky, Americans on Everest, Straight Up, And Not to Yield, and The White Tower.
James Ramsey Ullman quote: To know a little less and to understand a little more: that, it seems to me, is our greatest need.
His writing was as much a part of the mountaineering experience as the Grand Teton and Mount Rainier. Through Jim’s words and feelings, his characters and descriptions, we found our own views of the mountains, mountaineering, and our climbing companions articulated for the first time.
He spoke to each of us about the mountains and about ourselves.
Jim’s writing spans the period of growth of American mountaineering from a small elite to the thundering army which now threatens to