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Boff to conquer the summits!

The Timeless Beauty of the Alps in Photochromes from around 1900

“Nothing compares to the Alps” wrote the great French historian Jules Michelet in 1868. At the very heart of Europe, the gigantic Alpine mountain range includes some of the most grandiose natural sites in the world, such as Mont Blanc, the Jungfrau, the Matterhorn, and their glaciers. Tourism began in the late 1800s and grew tremendously over the next centuries, especially with the rise of winter sports. This book offers a charming tour of a bygone era, when the first mountain trains and cog railways were carrying men in lederhosen and women in long dresses to the foot of the glacier, when local guides accompanied tourists riding on mules; a time when the first alpinists were considered mad, and skiers were a curiosity.

This is a journey dotted with literary quotes by travel writers that evokes these happy days of pristine snow and untouched slopes!

The editor: Sabine Arqué is a photo researcher, editor, and author. She has collaborated on numerous publications on the themes of travel, the history of tourism, and photography.

The author: Agnès Couzy is a writer and mountaineer, and has published many books on the topic of mountains, including Femmes alpinistes (2008), Aiguille du Midi et Vallée Blanche (2003), Briançonnais aux six vallées (2017), Alps/Alpi/Alpen/Alpes (2007), and Voyages dans les Alpes (2007, as a co-author). “…brings the history of Europe’s mountains to life.” - The Telegraph

The Alps 1900. A Portrait in Color
Sabine Arqué, Agnès Couzy
Hardcover, 29 x 39.5 cm (11.4 x 15.6 in.), 6,40 kg
(14.07 lb), 600 pages