The Story of the Hills: A Book About Mountains for General Readers.
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About This Book
The Story of the Hills is a book by Henry Neville Hutchinson. It serves as a guide to the picturesque mountains of Europe such as the Carpathians and Mont Blanc in southern France, also known for their attractiveness amongst tourists.
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- THE STORY OF THE HILLS. A BOOK ABOUT MOUNTAINS FOR GENERAL READERS.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- ILLUSTRATIONS.
- PART I. THE MOUNTAINS AS THEY ARE.
- CHAPTER I. MOUNTAINS AND MEN.
- CHAPTER II. THE USES OF MOUNTAINS.
- CHAPTER III. SUNSHINE AND STORM ON THE MOUNTAINS.
- CHAPTER IV. MOUNTAIN PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
- PART II. HOW THE MOUNTAINS WERE MADE.
- CHAPTER V. HOW THE MATERIALS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER.
- CHAPTER VI. HOW THE MOUNTAINS WERE UPHEAVED.
- CHAPTER VII. HOW THE MOUNTAINS WERE CARVED OUT.
- CHAPTER VIII. VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS.
- CHAPTER IX. MOUNTAIN ARCHITECTURE.
- CHAPTER X. THE AGES OF MOUNTAINS, AND OTHER QUESTIONS.
- INDEX.
- FOOTNOTES:
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