The Alps (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
336
Utgivningsdatum
2018-01-09
Förlag
WW Norton & Co
Illustratör/Fotograf
4 maps
Illustrationer
4 maps
Dimensioner
209 x 140 x 19 mm
Vikt
264 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780393355697

The Alps

A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond

av Stephen O'Shea
Häftad,  Engelska, 2018-01-09
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The Alps have seen the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats of mountaineers and the dreams of engineersand some 14 million people live among their peaks today. In The Alps, Stephen OShea takes readers up and down these majestic mountains, journeying through their 500-mile arc across France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. He explores the reality behind Hannibals crossing; he reveals how the Alps have influenced culture from Frankenstein to Heidi and The Sound of Music; and he visits the spot of Sherlock Holmess death scene, the bloody site of the Italians retreat in the First World War and Hitlers notorious Eagles Nest. Throughout, OShea records his adventures with the watch makers, salt miners, cable-car operators and yodelers who define the Alps today.
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"Stephen O'Shea's sardonic, science-rich travelogue" -- Nature "His [Stephen O'Shea's] account of his journey, all 500 miles and seven countries of it, is a soaring success, erudite, entertaining and human... the Alps cry out to be explored. Start with this book." -- i paper "Veteran traveller Stephen OShea takes the reader on a delightful 500-mile historical romp through the Alps... It is well worth making space in the rucksack for this on your next Alpine holiday." -- Geographical

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Stephen OShea is the author of several books about European history, including the acclaimed Back to the Front and Sea of Faith. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

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