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Gregory Crouch

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March 31, 1966

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Gregory Crouch is an author who specializes in adventurous and historic subjects.

Most recently, he is the author of The Bonanza King: John Mackay and the Battle Over the Greatest Riches in the American West (Scribner, 2018). Crouch also wrote the true-life World War II flying adventure China’s Wings (Bantam, 2012) and the mountaineering memoir Enduring Patagonia (Random House, 2001).

Crouch has reviewed more than 30 books for the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times Book Review, and NPR Books, among others, and has published stories in The Atlantic, National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, Smithsonian, Time, American History, World War II, Islands, Outside, Popular Mechanics, Backpacker, and many other national and ...more

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	The Bonanza King: John Mackay and the Battle over the Greatest Riches in the American West 4.08 avg rating — 415 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enduring Patagonia 4.17 avg rating — 381 ratings — published 2001 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	China's Wings: War, Intrigue, Romance, and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom During the Golden Age of Flight 4.35 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Right Mate, Let's Get On With It 4.04 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rope Diplomacy: On the Steeps in Iran by Gregory Crouch (Goodreads Author), Stephen Alvarez (Photographer) 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into Action 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rock and Ice Goldline : Stories of Climbing Adventure and Tradition 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Route Finding: Navigating With Map And Compass (How To Climb Series) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Route Finding: Navigating Z99 Map and Compass it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	STONE COLD ASCENT, 4 MEN SCALE THE SHEER WEST FACE OF CERRO TORRE IN PATAGONIA 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The soul of alpinism is to travel light and fast through a dangerous landscape in pursuit of a personal star. That is ascent.”
― Gregory Crouch, Enduring Patagonia

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“Clouds tear over their tops at impossible speed, but inside the wind plays through my heartstrings. Patagonia-it feels like home”
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“The soul of alpinism is to travel light and fast through a dangerous landscape in pursuit of a personal star. That is ascent.”
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“There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Certain numbers were the same way and certain dates and these with the names of the places were all you could say and have them mean anything. Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene beside the concrete names of villages, the numbers of roads, the names of rivers, the numbers of regiments and the dates.”
― Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

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