Alps - Or, Sketches of Life and Nature in the Mountains

Klappentext First published in English in 1861, this work is a guidebook to the Alps and the Alpine way of life. Zusammenfassung First published in English in 1861, during the golden age of alpinism and travel writing, this work by Hermann Alexander Berlepsch (1814?–83) was translated from German by Leslie Stephen (1832–1904), a renowned British mountaineer in his day. The book is a scientific and cultural guidebook to the Alps. Inhaltsverzeichnis Translator's note; 1. The fabric of the Alps; 2. Granite; 3. Erratic blocks; 4. 'Karrenfields'; 5. Nagelfluh; 6. The landslip at Goldau; 7. The Ban-forests; 8. The Wettertanne; 9. Prostrate firs; 10. Alpine roses; 11. The southern valleys; 12. The chest-nut woods; 13. A tale of the clouds; 14. Cloud pictures; 15. 'Wetterschiessen'; 16. Thunderstorms; 17. Waterfalls; 18. Mountain snowstorms; 19. Red snow; 20. The 'Rüfe'; 21. The avalanche; 22. The glacier; 23. Alpenglühen; 24. Alpine summits; 25. Mountain passes and Alpine roads; 26. The hospices; 27. Chalet life in the Alps; 28. The Alp horn; 29. The goat-boy; 30. The Wildheuer; 31. 'Alpstubete', or Alpine feasts; 32. Timber fellers and floaters; 33. 'Auf der Jagd'; 34. Village life in the mountains.

Product details

• Authors: Hermann Alexander Berlepsch, Berlepsch Hermann Alexander
• Assisted by: Leslie Stephen (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2013
• EAN: 9781108061216
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06121-6
• No. of pages: 458
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SPORTS & RECREATION / Outdoor Skills, TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Alps, HISTORY / Historical Geography, TRAVEL / Europe / Western, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Active outdoor pursuits, Swiss Alps, Classic Travel Writing, Historical Geography