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James Ramsey Ullman

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James Ramsey Ullman (1907–1971) was an American writer and mountaineer. He was born in New York. He was not a high end climber, but his writing made him an honorary member of that circle. Some of his writing is noted for being "nationalistic," e.g., The White Tower.

The books he wrote were mostly about mountaineering.

His works include Banner in the Sky (which was filmed in Switzerland as Third Man on the Mountain), and The White Tower.

He was the ghost writer for Tenzing Norgay's autobiography Man of Everest (originally published as Tiger of the Snows). High Conquest was the first of nine books for J.B. Lippincott coming out in 1941 followed by The White Tower, River of The Sun, Windom's Way, and Banner in the Sky which was a 1955 Newbery Hon...more

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Average rating: 3.67 · 1,147 ratings · 197 reviews · 20 distinct works

	Banner in the Sky 3.63 avg rating — 1,050 ratings — published 1966 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The White Tower 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Day on Fire 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	My rating:
	And Not To Yield 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	My rating:
	River of the Sun 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1950	My rating:
	The Sands of Karakorum: A Fable 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1976	My rating:
	Americans on Everest: The Official Account of the Ascent Led by Norman G. Dyhrenfurth 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1964	My rating:
	Windom's Way 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1952	My rating:
	Man of Everest: The Autobiography of Tenzing 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1955 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Fia fia: a novel of the South Pacific. 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1963	My rating:

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“Youth is the time for dreams, boy...The trick is, when you get older, not to forget them.

—Captain John Winters”
― James Ramsey Ullman, Banner in the Sky

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The Newbery Award...: 1955 Honor - Banner in the Sky	1	6	Feb 01, 2010 06:42am
The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts)	2596	666	Feb 28, 2011 09:05pm
GR-101: Book Appr...: Could You Repeat That, Please?	865	13	Mar 26, 2011 09:58am

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