Into the Silence

Name: Into the Silence
ISBN: 9780307266866

by Wade Davis

Baillie Gifford · 2012 · Winner

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KnopfOctober 11, 2011NonfictionISBN 9780307266866

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Baillie Gifford Prize	2012	Winner

About This Book

The story of the early British expeditions to climb Mount Everest in the 1920s, set against the backdrop of World War I and its traumatic effects on the men who attempted the mountain. Winner of the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize.

About the Author

Wade DavisCanadian

Wade Davis is a Canadian ethnobotanist, anthropologist, and author. His book Into the Silence won the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2012. He was Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society for twelve years.