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The Alps

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The Alps

William Martin, Sir Conway and Arthur David McCormick

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How are mountains made, and how should we see them? Sir Martin Conway teaches the reader to read the Alps through every mood and season, from their building to their storms. Part mountaineering, part meditation on high places. Grand and thoughtful. For the lover of peaks, a seasoned climber's guide to Europe's great range.

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15 chapters

  1. 1THE ALPS DESCRIBED BY W. MARTIN CONWAY PAINTED BY A. D. McCORMICK
  2. 2CONTENTS
  3. 3LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 4THE ALPS CHAPTER I THE TREASURES OF THE SNOW
  5. 5CHAPTER II HOW TO SEE MOUNTAINS
  6. 6CHAPTER III HOW MOUNTAINS ARE MADE
  7. 7CHAPTER IV ALL SORTS AND CONDITIONS OF ALPS
  8. 8CHAPTER V THE MOODS OF THE MOUNTAINS
  9. 9CHAPTER VI MOUNTAINS ALL THE YEAR ROUND
  10. 10CHAPTER VII TYPES OF ALPINE PEAKS
  11. 11CHAPTER VIII PASSES
  12. 12CHAPTER IX GLACIERS
  13. 13CHAPTER X ALPINE PASTURES
  14. 14CHAPTER XI THE HUMAN INTEREST
  15. 15CHAPTER XII VOLCANOES
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