The Bonanza King(1st Edition) John Mackay and the Battle over the Greatest Fortune in the American West by GregoryCrouch Hardcover, 480 Pages, Published 2018 by Scribner ISBN-13: 978-1-5011-0819-8, ISBN: 1-5011-0819-0
"“A monumentally researched biography of one of the 19th century’s wealthiest self-made Americans…Well-written and worthwhile…John Mackay spent a lifetime defying odds.” —The Wall Street Journal “No one does a better job than Crouch when he explores the subject of mining, and no one does a better job than he when he describes the hardscrabble lives of miners.” —San Francisco Chronicle The rags-to-riches American frontier tale of an Irish ..."
Enduring Patagonia(Reprint) by GregoryCrouch Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2002 by Random House Trade Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-375-76128-7, ISBN: 0-375-76128-4
"Patagonia is a strange and terrifying place, a vast tract of land shared by Argentina and Chile where the violent weather spawned over the southern Pacific charges through the Andes with gale-force winds, roaring clouds, and stinging snow. Squarely athwart the latitudes known to sailors as the roaring forties and furious fifties, Patagonia is a land trapped between angry torrents of sea and sky, a place that has fascinated explorers and ..."
The Bonanza King(Reprint) John Mackay and the Battle over the Greatest Riches in the American West by GregoryCrouch Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2019 by Scribner ISBN-13: 978-1-5011-0820-4, ISBN: 1-5011-0820-4
"“A monumentally researched biography of one of the nineteenth century’s wealthiest self-made Americans…Well-written and worthwhile” (The Wall Street Journal) it’s the rags-to-riches frontier tale of an Irish immigrant who outwits, outworks, and outmaneuvers thousands of rivals to take control of Nevada’s Comstock Lode.Born in 1831, John W. Mackay was a penniless Irish immigrant who came of age in New York City, went to California during ..."
China's Wings(1st Edition) War, Intrigue, Romance, and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom During the Golden Age of Flight by GregoryCrouch Hardcover, 528 Pages, Published 2012 by Bantam Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-553-80427-0, ISBN: 0-553-80427-8
" Gregory Crouch on China's Wings The seed that became China's Wings was planted by Charlie Fowler, one of my climbing partners in Enduring Patagonia, the book I'd written about my mountain adventures in that extreme land. Charlie's other adventuring obsession was unclimbed peaks in Central Asia, and back from explorations along the Tibet/China frontier in early 2002, Charlie sent me an email: "Greg, I keep hearing storie ..."
Enduring Patagonia(1st Edition) by GregoryCrouch Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2001 by Random House ISBN-13: 978-0-375-50434-1, ISBN: 0-375-50434-6
"Patagonia is a strange and terrifying place, a vast tract of land shared by Argentina and Chile where the violent weather spawned over the southern Pacific charges through the Andes with gale-force winds, roaring clouds, and stinging snow. Squarely athwart the latitudes known to sailors as the roaring forties and furious fifties, Patagonia is a land trapped between angry torrents of sea and sky, a place that has fascinated explorers and ..."
Rock and Ice Goldline(1st Edition) Stories of Climbing Adventure and Tradition by GregoryCrouch Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2001 by Mountaineers Books ISBN-13: 978-0-89886-735-0, ISBN: 0-89886-735-5
"Goldline brings to life the most interesting facets of climbing history in action stories rich in tradition and character."
Route Finding(1st Edition) Navigating with Map and Compass (How To Climb Series) by GregoryCrouch Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1999 by Falconguides ISBN-13: 978-1-56044-820-4, ISBN: 1-56044-820-2
"To venture away from the security of known roads and trails requires the ability to find your own way without the help of road signs and trail markers. In Route Finding, veteran explorer and climber Gregory Crouch deftly guides you through the fundamental skills of land navigation, including terrain association, dead reckoning, off- and on-trail travel, map reading, using a compass, and even Global Positioning System basics. A v ..."
"Hooray! Wayside School is Open Again!All the kids from Wayside School had to spend 243 days in horrible schools while Wayside closed to get rid of the cows (Don't ask!). Now the kids are back and the fun begins again on every floor. Miss Much has prepared a Day on the 30th floor--with dogs and cats and frogs and skunks and pigs, and an orange named Fido causing a terrible commotion. In Mrs. Drazil's class, they're throwing a coffeepot, ..."
The Bonanza King John MacKay and the Battle Over the Greatest Fortune in the American West (CD-Audio) by GregoryCrouch Published 2018 by Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN-13: 978-1-5082-6334-0, ISBN: 1-5082-6334-5
"Patagonia holds its breath; not a breeze ruffles the lake. Bright as it is, the moon
sheds not one iota of warmth, and the cold penetrates. The moon reflects
perfectly from the undistorted black waters of the lake. Square-topped El ...
Exactly twenty-four hours later the wind claws at the Gore-Tex fabric of my bivy
sack. In the blackness inside the bag I can see nothing without my headlamp. I
wear every stitch of clothing I have. M ..."
The Bonanza King John Mackay and the Battle for the Stupendous Riches of the Comstock Lode by GregoryCrouch 480 Pages, Published 2018 by Simon And Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-5011-0821-1, ISBN: 1-5011-0821-2
"To close out the dissolution of their partnership, in late October, Jonas Walker
sold his one-third interest in the Petaluma Mill to William Sharon, and John
Mackay and F. A. Tritle each conveyed a one-twelfth interest to Sharon. The
transaction ..."
China's Wings War, Intrigue, Romance, and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom During the Golden Age of Flight by GregoryCrouch 528 Pages, Published 2012 by Bantam ISBN-13: 978-0-345-53235-0, ISBN: 0-345-53235-X
"Toward the end of the war, Ioe Rosbert, his great friend Dick Rossi (who had tl
own the Hump 735 times, more than anybody else), and eight other ex-AVG, ex-
CNAC pilots pitched in ten thousand dollars apiece and formed an airline.
Blending their fighter-pilot cachet with the skill they'd learned fl ying for ... Robert "
Duke" Hedman, C. H. “Link” Laughlin, Emest "Bus" Loane, Robert "Catfish" Raine
, Joe Rosbert, and Dick Rossi. Federa ..."
China's Wings War, Intrigue, Romance, and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom During the Golden Age of Flight by GregoryCrouch Published 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1-299-17873-1, ISBN: 1-299-17873-1
"Six years after the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning Empire Falls, Richard Russo returns with a novel that expands even further his widely heralded achievement.Louis Charles (“Lucy”) Lynch has spent all his sixty years in upstate Thomaston, New York, married to the same woman, Sarah, for forty of them, their son now a grown man. Like his late, beloved father, Lucy is an optimist, though he’s had plenty of reasons not to be—chief amo ..."
Route Finding Navigating with Map and Compass by GregoryCrouch Published 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0-7627-2059-0, ISBN: 0-7627-2059-X
Route Finding Navigating with Map and Compass by GregoryCrouch Published 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0-585-25282-7, ISBN: 0-585-25282-3
"A photographic essay describing this rugged land down at the End of the Southside of the World. Beautiful,color photographs by Tim Hauf and lirical text by Conger Beasley Jr."
China's Wings War, Instrigue, Romance, and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom During the Golden Age of Flight (Chinese Edition) by 格雷戈里·克劳奇, GregoryCrouch Hardcover, 600 Pages, Published 2015 by 社会科学文献出版社 ISBN-13: 978-7-5097-6876-1, ISBN: 7-5097-6876-4