Description:Again the graceful pen of Mrs. Oakley, the pictorial art of Mr. Oakley, have captured the beauty and magic of the mountain lands of France. The Cloud-lands through which they wander are that spectacular and famed region stretching northward from Nice and the glittering Mediterranean, to the magnificent altitudes of Chamonix and Mont Blanc. It is the road known to history as "the Route of the Alps." Including jaunts across the borders into Italy and Switzerland, the journey terminates at Geneva, now the focus of international thought.This Route of the Alps, with its romantic history, its picturesque peoples and its glorious mountains, has been a favorite route of wanderers throughout the ages. No book heretofore has dealt with it so intimately and so completely, none has so beautifully set down the wonders of its scenery.Mrs. Oakley has woven into her text all that knowledge and sympathy for France which have made her work so widely read and loved by those who think of traveling there, while Mr. Oakley's illustrations are possibly the loveliest of his distinguished career. It will be remembered that a group of his drawings of the Pyrenees was purchased by the French Government for the Luxembourg.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cloud-lands of France, by Amy Oakley; illustrations by Thornton Oakley. 1927 [Leather Bound]. To get started finding Cloud-lands of France, by Amy Oakley; illustrations by Thornton Oakley. 1927 [Leather Bound], you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Cloud-lands of France, by Amy Oakley; illustrations by Thornton Oakley. 1927 [Leather Bound]
Description: Again the graceful pen of Mrs. Oakley, the pictorial art of Mr. Oakley, have captured the beauty and magic of the mountain lands of France. The Cloud-lands through which they wander are that spectacular and famed region stretching northward from Nice and the glittering Mediterranean, to the magnificent altitudes of Chamonix and Mont Blanc. It is the road known to history as "the Route of the Alps." Including jaunts across the borders into Italy and Switzerland, the journey terminates at Geneva, now the focus of international thought.This Route of the Alps, with its romantic history, its picturesque peoples and its glorious mountains, has been a favorite route of wanderers throughout the ages. No book heretofore has dealt with it so intimately and so completely, none has so beautifully set down the wonders of its scenery.Mrs. Oakley has woven into her text all that knowledge and sympathy for France which have made her work so widely read and loved by those who think of traveling there, while Mr. Oakley's illustrations are possibly the loveliest of his distinguished career. It will be remembered that a group of his drawings of the Pyrenees was purchased by the French Government for the Luxembourg.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cloud-lands of France, by Amy Oakley; illustrations by Thornton Oakley. 1927 [Leather Bound]. To get started finding Cloud-lands of France, by Amy Oakley; illustrations by Thornton Oakley. 1927 [Leather Bound], you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.