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. He explores the reality behind Hannibal’s 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
Holmes’s death scene, the bloody site of the Italians’ retreat
in the First World War and Hitler’s notorious Eagle’s Nest.
Throughout, O’Shea records his adventures with the watch makers,
salt miners, cable-car operators and yodelers who define the Alps
today.
General
| Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 2017 |
| Authors: |
Stephen O'Shea
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| Dimensions: |
244 x 170 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
336 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-24685-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-393-24685-X |
| Barcode: |
9780393246858 |
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