The Alps, the Danube and the Near East


Read by BettyB

(5 stars; 5 reviews)

Journeying through many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Switzerland and Greece, the author gives an in-depth account of many aspects of the culture of the times and the people of the regions. (Summary by Betty B)

Chapters

Introducing Ourselves 3:13 Read by BettyB
At the World's Peace Capital 18:13 Read by BettyB
Europe's Oldest Republic 17:07 Read by BettyB
The Beehives of the Alps 11:44 Read by BettyB
From the Top of the Jungfrau 14:00 Read by BettyB
Venice 14:12 Read by BettyB
Over the Plains of Lombardy to Milan 17:25 Read by BettyB
The Eternal City 16:05 Read by BettyB
The Grandeur that was Rome 23:43 Read by BettyB
In Czechoslovakia 17:16 Read by BettyB
Motoring through Bohemia 12:45 Read by BettyB
A Nation of Athletes 14:26 Read by BettyB
From Prague to Vienna 9:23 Read by BettyB
Vienna 14:00 Read by BettyB
Austria, the Republic 11:27 Read by BettyB
In the Footsteps of the Hapsburgs 11:09 Read by BettyB
The Country of the Magyars 9:05 Read by BettyB
Budapest, Where East and West Meet 14:40 Read by BettyB
Bread Lands of the Danube 15:42 Read by BettyB
Belgrade 15:36 Read by BettyB
The Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 12:12 Read by BettyB
Peasant Maids and Patchwork Farms 10:44 Read by BettyB
Athens 16:57 Read by BettyB
The Kings of Greece 14:08 Read by BettyB
Motoring through the Land of Homer 15:09 Read by BettyB
Digging Up Old Greece 14:58 Read by BettyB
Seen in Sofia 15:10 Read by BettyB
Bulgaria and Its King 15:12 Read by BettyB
A National Labor Army 11:12 Read by BettyB
Greater Rumania 14:39 Read by BettyB
In Rumania's Oil Fields 13:26 Read by BettyB
At the Queen's Table 21:43 Read by BettyB
Constantinople 13:24 Read by BettyB
The New Woman in Turkey 13:01 Read by BettyB
Here and There in Stamboul 13:43 Read by BettyB
Fanatics of Islam 17:29 Read by BettyB
The Passing of the Sultans 13:09 Read by BettyB

Reviews

very informative


(5 stars)

As a person living in the near East, I found the author's description fascinating. His mix of history, geography, economics and social sciences makes for an interesting read. Thanks for reading BettyB. Great job.