Killing Dragons
The Conquest of the Alps
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Word Count
104,000 words, Guess
Page Count
416 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivekillingdragonsco0000flem_s7g5
- ISBN-100802138675
- ISBN-139780802138675
- LibraryThing48752
- Goodreads431908
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- OCLC Control Number49803498
- Better World Books9780802138675
- Open LibraryOL7874907M
Classifications
- LCCDQ823 .F613 2000c
Description
"Here be dragons" said the old maps. In the late-18th century, a few brave men started to venture up the mountains of Switzerland to discover the secrets hidden in their snowy peaks. Then the British arrived and "mountaineering" was born. This is a history of the conquest of the Alps.
First Sentence
In 1541 the naturalist Conrad Gesner made an extraordinary decision.
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- Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps
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