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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     O'Shea, Stephen, author.     Subjects     O'Shea, Stephen -- Travel -- Alps.     Historic sites -- Alps.     Alps -- History.     Alps -- Description and travel.     Alps -- History, Local.     Browse Catalog     by author:      O'Shea, Stephen, author.       by title:      The Alps : a human h...         MARC Display

The Alps : a human history from Hannibal to Heidi and beyond / Stephen O'Shea. by O'Shea, Stephen, author. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, c2017. Subjects O'Shea, Stephen -- Travel -- Alps.   Historic sites -- Alps.   Alps -- History.   Alps -- Description and travel.   Alps -- History, Local. ISBN:  9780393246858 : 039324685X Description:  xiv, 318 pages : maps ; 25 cm Edition:  First edition. 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. Requests:  0 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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 949.47 OS Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 949.47 O'Shea Checked In Add Copy to MyList McCully-Moiliili Public Library Adult Biography B O'Shea OS Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 949.47 OS Checked In Add Copy to MyList Nanakuli Public Library Adult Nonfiction 949.47 OS Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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