Harry's Absence
Looking for My Father on the Mountain
A moving memoir of son in search of his father, recounting the life of a psychologist and pacifist who died climbing New Zealand's highest peak (Publishers Weekly). On February 1, 1960, Harry Scott, conscientious objector, psychologist, and mountaineer, was killed while climbing Mt. Cook. Thirty-five years later, his son set out to look for him. Funny, moving, and beautifully written, this is the story of a father's absence, told partly through the rich and exciting mix of biography, autobiography, and intellectual and social history. HARRY'S ABSENCE is a passionately argued book about New Zealand, addressing the distinction between nationali…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4976-3363-6
- EAN: 9781497633636
- Produktnummer: 19291297
- Verlag: Open Road Media
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 228 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'335 KB
Über den Autor
Jonathan Scott is a Fellow and Director of Studies in History at Downing College, Cambridge. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1958 and grew up in Wellington. As well as his numerous articles and many books on historical themes, Scott has also had poetry published in several literary journals.
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