Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley): Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America

Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley): Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America......................................................Forefront in this book , because forefront in the author's heart and desire , must stand a plea for the restoration to the greatest mountain in North America of its immemorial native name....Long time ago , a prospector penetrated from the south into the neighborhood of this mountain , guessed its height with remarkable accuracy at twenty thousand feet , and , ignorant of any name that it already bore , placed upon it the name of the republican candidate for President of the United States at the approaching election--William McKinley . No voice was raised in protest , for the Alaskan Indian is inarticulate and such white men as knew the old name were absorbed in the search for gold....(from preface , courtesy of Amazon seller Fridamod)