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The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond
Stephen O´shea
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Description for The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond
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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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393246858
SKU
V9780393246858
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About Stephen O´shea
Stephen O'Shea 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.
Reviews for The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond
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 O'Shea takes the reader on a delightful 500-mile historical ... Read more
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 O'Shea takes the reader on a delightful 500-mile historical ... Read more