Into the Carpathians: A Journey Through the Heart and History of East Central Europe (Part 2 (eBook)

The Western Mountains)

Alan E. Sparks (Autor)

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2020 | 1., Deluxe Color
396 Seiten
Alan E. Sparks (Verlag)
978-0-578-70572-9 (ISBN)

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Finalist, 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards: Travel and Regional Non-Fiction categories.The journey continues in Part 2 of Into the Carpathians: an engaging and informative chronicle of a 2005 hiking and wildlife research expedition along the Carpathian and Sudety Mountains, from Romania to Germany, some 800 miles as the crow flies. Still on the trail of wolves, we now explore the enchanting mountain landscapes of Slovakia, Poland, and the Czech Republic, where encounters with wolves, bears, and lynx; lumberjacks, shepherds, and outlaws; poets, tyrants, and saints; nomads, nobles, and knights; sprites, spirits, and witches--and such ancient peoples as Neanderthals, Celts, and Quadi, and such imposing historical figures as Marcus Aurelius of the Roman Empire, Svatopluk I of Great Moravia, Stephen I of the Kingdom of Hungary, Boleslaw the Brave of the Kingdom of Poland, and Jan Sobieski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth--provide broad insight into the natural, historical, and mythological forces that have shaped, and continue to shape, the nations, cultures, and psyches along the way. 72 illuminating color photographs also emblaze this memorable trek (this is the Deluxe Color Edition; we also offer an edition with the photos in black & white at a lower price; see ISBN 978-0578754475).

Inhalt

Preface to Part 2

Preface to Part 1: A Journey Inspired by Wolves

Introduction

Slovakia

Poland I

The Czech Republic

Poland II

Epilogue

Appendix A: Major Subdivisions and Nomenclatures of the Carpathian Mountains, the Carpathian Basin, and the Sudeten Mountains

Appendix B: A Brief History and the Legacy of Great Moravia

Appendix C: The Magyar Conquest of the Carpathian Basin: Fact and Fiction

Appendix D: White Croats: The Mystery Tribe of the Carpathians

Appendix E: A Brief History of (Eastern European) Galicia

Appendix F: The Four Revivals of Poland

Appendix G: A Brief History of The Polish Monarchy

Appendix H: The Foundation of The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and its Golden Liberties

Appendix I: What's in a Name? "Silesia," Ślęża, the Ślężanie, the Silingi, and the Vandals

Appendix J: A (Very) Brief History of The Lands of the Bohemian Crown

Appendix K: The Bohemian Reformation, the Bohemian Revolt, and the Thirty Years' War

Appendix L: The Polish Hussars

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.8.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Into the Carpathians
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Sport- / Aktivreisen
• Schlagworte: Bohemia • Carpathian Mountains • Carpatho-Rusyns • Czechia • Czech Republic • czechs • Gorals • Hungary • Lemkos • Moravia • Poland • Poles • Silesia • Slovakia • Slovaks • Sudeten Mountains • Sudetes
• ISBN-10: 0-578-70572-9 / 0578705729
• ISBN-13: 978-0-578-70572-9 / 9780578705729