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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
CHAPTER ONE Beginnings 1
CHAPTER TWO Discovery of the Glacières 30
CHAPTER THREE Ascent and Enfranchisement 61
CHAPTER FOUR Who Was First? 90
CHAPTER FIVE Temple of Nature 118
CHAPTER SIX Social Climbers 149
CHAPTER SEVEN Age of Conquest 180
CHAPTER EIGHT History Detectives 212
CHAPTER NINE Almost Together 245
CHAPTER TEN Bodies of Ice 275
Abbreviations 305
Notes 307
Acknowledgments 365
Index 369

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
CHAPTER ONE Beginnings 1
CHAPTER TWO Discovery of the Glacières 30
CHAPTER THREE Ascent and Enfranchisement 61
CHAPTER FOUR Who Was First? 90
CHAPTER FIVE Temple of Nature 118
CHAPTER SIX Social Climbers 149
CHAPTER SEVEN Age of Conquest 180
CHAPTER EIGHT History Detectives 212
CHAPTER NINE Almost Together 245
CHAPTER TEN Bodies of Ice 275
Abbreviations 305
Notes 307
Acknowledgments 365
Index 369

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