The Alps - A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond

A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond

O'Shea, Stephen

The Alps have seen the march of armies, the flow of pilgrims and Crusaders, the feats of mountaineers and the dreams of engineers-and some 14 million people live among their peaks today. In The Alps, Stephen O'Shea takes readers up and down these majestic mountains, journeying through their 500-mile arc across France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria and Slovenia.

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Beschrijving The Alps - A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond

A blend of contemporary travelogue and historical narrative about the Alps from "a graceful and passionate writer" (The Washington Post).

ISBN: 9780393355697
Pagina's: 336
Verschenen: 01-01-2018
NUR: 510

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Paperback / softback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: WW Norton & Co

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