The Alps : Or, Sketches of Life and Nature in the Mountains (Paperback)

Translator's note; 1. The fabric of the Alps; 2. Granite; 3. Erratic blocks; 4. 'Karrenfields'; 5. Nagelfluh; 6. The landslip at Goldau; 7. The Ban-forests; 8. The Wettertanne; 9. Prostrate firs; 10. Alpine roses; 11. The southern valleys; 12. The chest-nut woods; 13. A tale of the clouds; 14. Cloud pictures; 15. 'Wetterschiessen'; 16. Thunderstorms; 17. Waterfalls; 18. Mountain snowstorms; 19. Red snow; 20. The 'Rufe'; 21. The avalanche; 22. The glacier; 23. Alpengluhen; 24. Alpine summits; 25. Mountain passes and Alpine roads; 26. The hospices; 27. Chalet life in the Alps; 28. The Alp horn; 29. The goat-boy; 30. The Wildheuer; 31. 'Alpstubete', or Alpine feasts; 32. Timber fellers and floaters; 33. 'Auf der Jagd'; 34. Village life in the mountains.