The first book written and printed in the New World; The Bay Psalm Book holds a unique place in our cultural and religious history. Richard Mather and a group of his fellow New England clergy transcribed biblical psalms into metered verse. In 1640; just 20 years after the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock; they printed 1700 copies in Cambridge; Massachusetts. Originals of this edition are extremely rare―only ten are believed to exist―and needless to say are not readily accessible to the general public. With this faithful reproduction of that first edition; one of the most important books ever published in America will finally be available again to a modern audience.
#2644445 in Books Firefly Books 2008-09-26Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.00 x .88 x 9.50l; 3.22 #File Name: 1554074037192 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. More Than A Coffee Table Book But Lacks FocusBy Chan Joon YeeFor a coffeetable book; there is a lot to read in this book. In fact; the book describes itself as "accounts of the first to conquer the world's greatest mountains".Holding books like this one in hand; the tendency is naturally just to look at the pictures. And the pictures are stunning. Nevertheless; a lot of writing goes into this book; starting off with the earliest history of pilgrims climbing for religious merit or high altitude sacrifice. The explorers came later and it would seem that with nothing more to explore; people are climbing to make "sacrifices" as well.The book proper starts off with the race for Denali; blowing Cook's hoax; Kilimanjaro; Kenya; Mt Cook; smaller peaks in Scotland etc. It's not until page 57 that the author touches on the Himalayas. But after providing some information on early attempts on Nanda Devi and Everest; the author digresses to talk about alpine walls in Europe!Thankfully; he talks about 8000m peaks in the next chanpter; but a few pages later; he's talking about rock walls and towers in Yosemite. The author then goes back to "Himalayan Renaissance"; covering Annapurna; Makalu; Karakoram peaks and Everest - briefly. Then; it's back to rock walls and towers again.I can't deny that the book is well-done; but being a fan of the Himalayas; I find the author's coverage on the rooftop of the world a little disappointing. What about peaks in China; Bhutan; Myanmar; South America and Indonesia? Maybe it's my personal preference; but somehow; I find that the author's focus a little off.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Johanne GregoryExcellent book. Was a hit with my mountain climbing 25 year old son.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A good overview of the development of climbing shown through various ...By Kim Ã…ke SvilandA good overview of the development of climbing shown through various first ascent the last couple of hundred years. Some of the sections are a bit fractioned and there is a lot of name-dropping making the read less easy.
