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The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond by Stephen O'Shea (Hardcover, 2017)

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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.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
WW Norton & Co
ISBN-13
9780393246858
eBay Product ID (ePID)
233035731

Product Key Features

Author
Stephen O'shea
Publication Name
The Alps: a Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
244mm
Item Width
170mm
Item Weight
527g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Stephen O'shea
Topic
Nature, Travel Writing
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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