Killing Dragons – The Conquest of the Alps –

Fergus Fleming

“A hair-raising and hilarious account of the development of mountaineering.

In the eighteenth century the snowy and inaccessible peaks of the Alps were believed to be home to dragons and other fantastical monsters. This attitude changed during the Enlightenment period when scientific gentlemen and ‘natural philosophers’ dragged their barometers, theodolites, roast fowl, gallons of good wine and reluctant servants onto the virgin heights. However, it was the arrival of the early British explorers which turned mountaineering into an obsession, an art form and a competitive sport. The dragons were gradually slain, one by one.”


Kenmerken

ISBN

9781862074538

Uitgever

Granta Books

Uitgave

2001

Oorspronkelijk

2000

Talen Engels
Landen Europa divers

Beschrijving

paperback, 398 blz, in goede staat

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