{"product_id":"alps-a-human-history-from-hannibal-to-heidi-and-beyond","title":"Alps: A Human History from Hannibal to Heidi and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eA blend of contemporary travelogue and historical narrative about the Alps from \"a graceful and passionate writer\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 09 January 2018\u003cbr\u003e\\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: WW Norton \u0026amp; Co\u003cbr\u003e\\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Alps\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eHeidi\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Music\u003c\/em\u003e; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 268g\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 140 x 208 x 20 (mm)\\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780393355697\\n                            \\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stephen O'Shea","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44100109992186,"sku":"9780393355697","price":10.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/eb53ba5227b45db2b36881fab0b510c3.jpg?v=1630380791","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/alps-a-human-history-from-hannibal-to-heidi-and-beyond","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}