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The Alps - A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond (Paperback) Loot Price: R416
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The Alps - A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond (Paperback): Stephen O'Shea

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

Stephen O'Shea

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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 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.

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Imprint: W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: 2018
Authors: Stephen O'Shea
Dimensions: 211 x 142 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 978-0-393-35569-7
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General
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LSN: 0-393-35569-1
Barcode: 9780393355697

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