How the English Made the Alps by Jim Ring

How the English Made the Alps by Jim Ring

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Jim Ring tells the story of the English love affair with the Alps, from its beginnings in the early Romantic movement, through the formation of the Alpine Club, to the interwar years and the development of downhill skiing.

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How the English Made the Alps by Jim Ring

The remarkable story of the English love affair with the Alps.
'A fascinating and well-researched history of the rise and fall of the English in the Alps' -- Daily Mail
Jim Ring's biography of Erskine Childers, author of The Riddle of the Sands, won the Marsh Prize for Biography in 1996. He is married with a daughter and son, and lives on the north Norfolk coast.
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ISBN 13 9780719556913
ISBN 10 0719556910
Title How the English Made the Alps
Author Jim Ring
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Murray Press
Year published 2001-10-26
Number of pages 320
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