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Description of  The Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond

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 OShea takes readers up and down these majestic mountains, battling his own fear of heights to journey through a 500-mile arc across France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia. Read more