The Rhine - Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps

Zusatztext Also among the finest multi-destination books is The Rhine ... his curiosity - Coates's great strength - unearths the ways in which the river shaped the destinies of those who made its ever changing banks their home. Informationen zum Autor Ben Coates was born in Britain in 1982. After completing a master's degree in economics, he worked as a political adviser, corporate speechwriter, lobbyist and aid worker in Britain, the Netherlands and in Africa. He is the author of the bestselling Why the Dutch are Different , and has reported for the BBC, Independent, Scotsman and Irish Times . He lives with his Dutch wife in a cottage in the countryside near Gouda. Klappentext The author of "Why The Dutch Are Different" cycles the Rhine from mouth to source, gathering a sense of its importance across European culture. Shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award. Zusammenfassung Ben Coates, author of Why the Dutch are Different, cycles the Rhine river from mouth to source, discovering the mark it makes on Europe.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ben Coates, Coates Ben
• Editore: Brealey, Nicholas
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.09.2019
• EAN: 9781473665095
• ISBN: 978-1-4736-6509-5
• Pagine: 291
• Dimensioni: 128 mm x 197 mm x 18 mm
• Categorie: Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio > Europa; European History, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Hydrology, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Western, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Bicycling, TRAVEL / Europe / Western, cycling, Western Europe, Physical geography & topography, Cycle racing, Cycling: general and touring, Western Continental Europe, Physical geography and topography