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The Danube: A Journey Upriver from the Black Sea to the Black Forest

Thorpe, Nick J.

9780300205459 - The Danube: A Journey Upriver from the Black Sea to the Black Forest
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The magnificent Danube both cuts across and connects central Europe, flowing through and alongside ten countries: Romania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany. Travelling its full length from east to west, against the rivers flow, Nick Thorpe embarks on an inspiring year-long journey that leads to a new perspective on Europe today. Thorpes account is personal, conversational, funny, immediate and uniquely observant - everything a reader expects in the best travel writing. Immersing himself in the Danubes waters during daily morning swims, Thorpe likewise becomes immersed in the histories of the lands linked by the river. He observes the rivers ecological conditions, some discouraging and others hopeful, and encounters archaeological remains that whisper of human communities sustained by the river over eight millennia. Most fascinating of all are the ordinary and extraordinary people along the way - the ferrymen and fishermen, workers in the fields, shopkeepers, beekeepers, waitresses, smugglers and border policemen, legal and illegal immigrants, and many more.

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Author Thorpe, Nick J.
ISBN/EAN 9780300205459
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Article description

The magnificent Danube both cuts across and connects central Europe, flowing through and alongside ten countries: Romania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany. Travelling its full length from east to west, against the rivers flow, Nick Thorpe embarks on an inspiring year-long journey that leads to a new perspective on Europe today. Thorpes account is personal, conversational, funny, immediate and uniquely observant - everything a reader expects in the best travel writing. Immersing himself in the Danubes waters during daily morning swims, Thorpe likewise becomes immersed in the histories of the lands linked by the river. He observes the rivers ecological conditions, some discouraging and others hopeful, and encounters archaeological remains that whisper of human communities sustained by the river over eight millennia. Most fascinating of all are the ordinary and extraordinary people along the way - the ferrymen and fishermen, workers in the fields, shopkeepers, beekeepers, waitresses, smugglers and border policemen, legal and illegal immigrants, and many more.

Specifications

Author Thorpe, Nick J.
ISBN/EAN 9780300205459