Book Description

This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive critique and field study of mountain geography. Complete with a wealth of tables, diagrams, photographs, and interesting information, this is a text that will greatly appeal to anyone with an interest in the subject of geography, or mountains more specifically.

Chapters

The chapters of this book include: Mountain Temperatures; Humidity and Precipitation; Winds, Clouds, and Sun; Vegetation Zones and The Height Limits of Fields; Forests and Their Significance; Alpine Pastures and Alpine Economy; Land Utilization and Economics; etcetera.

Additional Information

Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.