The Resource The Alps : a human history from Hannibal to Heidi and beyond, Stephen O'Shea
The Alps : a human history from Hannibal to Heidi and beyond, Stephen O'Shea
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- Summary
- "A thrilling blend of contemporary travelogue and historical narrative about the Alps from 'a graceful and passionate writer' (Washington Post). For centuries 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. Along the way, he explores the reality behind Hannibal and his elephants' famous crossing in 218 BCE; he reveals how the Alps have profoundly influenced culture from Frankenstein to Heidi to The Sound of Music; and he visits the spot where Arthur Conan Doyle staged Sherlock Holmes's death scene, the bloody site of the Italians' retreat in World War I, and Hitler's notorious vacation house, the 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"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 318 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- List of maps
- A note on measurement
- Part One. Lake Geneva to the Gotthard Pass
- Part Two. Heidiland to Grindelwald
- Part Three. Innsbruck to Trieste
- Isbn
- 9780393246858
- Label
- The Alps : a human history from Hannibal to Heidi and beyond
- Title
- The Alps
- Title remainder
- a human history from Hannibal to Heidi and beyond
- Statement of responsibility
- Stephen O'Shea
- Subject
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- Alps -- Description and travel
- Alps -- History
- Alps -- History, Local
- HISTORY -- Europe
- HISTORY / Europe / General
- Historic sites
- Historic sites -- Alps
- History
- Local history
- NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats | Mountains
- Alpen
- O'Shea, Stephen
- O'Shea, Stephen -- Travel -- Alps
- TRAVEL -- Essays & Travelogues
- TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues
- Travel
- Travel writing
- Travel writing
- NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
- Alps
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A thrilling blend of contemporary travelogue and historical narrative about the Alps from 'a graceful and passionate writer' (Washington Post). For centuries 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. Along the way, he explores the reality behind Hannibal and his elephants' famous crossing in 218 BCE; he reveals how the Alps have profoundly influenced culture from Frankenstein to Heidi to The Sound of Music; and he visits the spot where Arthur Conan Doyle staged Sherlock Holmes's death scene, the bloody site of the Italians' retreat in World War I, and Hitler's notorious vacation house, the 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"--Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- O'Shea, Stephen
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- O'Shea, Stephen
- O'Shea, Stephen
- Alps
- Alps
- Historic sites
- Alps
- HISTORY
- NATURE
- TRAVEL
- Historic sites
- Travel
- Alps
- Alpen
- TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues
- HISTORY / Europe / General
- NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
- Label
- The Alps : a human history from Hannibal to Heidi and beyond, Stephen O'Shea
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- List of maps -- A note on measurement -- Part One. Lake Geneva to the Gotthard Pass -- Part Two. Heidiland to Grindelwald -- Part Three. Innsbruck to Trieste
- Control code
- 951070859
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 318 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393246858
- Lccn
- 2016038506
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- Master record variable field(s) change: 650
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)951070859
- Label
- The Alps : a human history from Hannibal to Heidi and beyond, Stephen O'Shea
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- List of maps -- A note on measurement -- Part One. Lake Geneva to the Gotthard Pass -- Part Two. Heidiland to Grindelwald -- Part Three. Innsbruck to Trieste
- Control code
- 951070859
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 318 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393246858
- Lccn
- 2016038506
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- Master record variable field(s) change: 650
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)951070859
Subject
- Alps -- Description and travel
- Alps -- History
- Alps -- History, Local
- HISTORY -- Europe
- HISTORY / Europe / General
- Historic sites
- Historic sites -- Alps
- History
- Local history
- NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats | Mountains
- Alpen
- O'Shea, Stephen
- O'Shea, Stephen -- Travel -- Alps
- TRAVEL -- Essays & Travelogues
- TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues
- Travel
- Travel writing
- Travel writing
- NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
- Alps
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