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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 <i>The Alps</i>, Stephen O’Shea 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.<p> </p><p>O’Shea, whose style has been hailed for its “engagi
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- O'Shea, Stephen
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393634198
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Travel, Biography
- Rating
- 3.65 / 5 (115 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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