The river rhine history books

It lies about 19 miles 30 km from the north sea, to which it is linked by a canal called the new waterway. The city lies along both banks of the new meuse nieuwe maas river, which is a northern distributary of the rhine river. Take a trip down the rhine river in germany with photographer john d. Daily express he conveys well the role of the rhine in european culture and history. This book, why the dutch are different, is the first book of its kind to. If you are planing to make a sightseeing trip through the wonderful middlerhinevalley, you should take the app rheintour as your guide. Although hitler had been reluctant to allow the construction of tactical defence lines in france, the final defense of the reich was another matter. Fifty million people live along the rhine river as it flows through switzerland, austria, france, germany, the netherlands and other nations. Well board the waiting motorcoach for an excursion to mainz, where well visit the gutenberg museum, home to two original editions of the.

Werner schaefke, director of the cologne municipal museum, a scholar and author whose books include the bestselling german language guide to the rhine, puts 1986 into perspective with. Most days we disembarked into town early for a tour and sightseeing but today we were able to sleep in, grab a late breakfast and head to the roof deck for some spectacular views. Throughout this book there are different excerpts, legends, and different folklore that is shared about one of the most famous rivers in the world. This is an interesting, well written and informative book, which is part personal narrative, part travel book, part history, but produced in a balanced and informative way. History shimmers across his hinterland, contested in two world wars, and his curiosity coatess great strength. Traveling by road, justin davidson follows the great river upstreamfrom the dutch flatlands to. In the rhine, he sets out by bicycle from the netherlands where it enters the north sea, following it through germany, france and liechtenstein, to where its source in the icy alps. Rhine getaway recommended reading viking river cruises. How to explore the 6 cities on the rhine river books and bao. Rotterdam, major european port and second largest city of the netherlands.

Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. This book described the influence of the rhine on the cities along the river in various aspects, mostly economics, politics, and sciences. The emperor yielded to this ignominious counsel, without, however, obtaining from his voyage the advantages he expected. The rhine is one of the longest and most important river in europe. The rhine flows through six countries switzerland, principality of liechtenstein, austria, germany, france and the. He does not stray away from the politics, inventions, economics, and religions along the way. The river begins in the swiss canton of graubunden in the. The rhine has been an incredibly important waterway since the time of the roman empire. Over the rhine s rich culture is rooted in its history as a portofentry for immigrants to cincinnati. Books of the year ben coates discovers how the rhine influenced history. This is our preferred method simply for how beautiful and memorable the experience is.

Before our rhine river cruise with viking i spent a lot of time researching this area. Best rhine river travel books from travel to culture to. By day five of our viking river cruise, we had reached the middle region of the rhine river. This is where ships pass lorelei rock, where legend says an irresistible siren once lured sailors to their deaths. Hagen schulze brilliantly conveys the full sweep of german history, from the.

Mar, 2018 if you take a rhine river cruise than you will definitely spend a few days in the netherlands. The rhine river is a name which stems from a celtic word meaning raging flow. Many goods are transported over the rhine, and the rhine valley is also an important wine producing region. In this innovative study, mark cioc focuses on the river from the moment when the congress of vienna established a multinational commission charged with making the river more efficient for purposes of trade and commerce in 1815.

Zaloga examines the multiple phases of construction. Jan 20, 20 if you are planing to make a sightseeing trip through the wonderful middle rhine valley, you should take the app rheintour as your guide. Bodensee and continues its journey through germany to the netherlands border west of duisburg, the rhine has already traveled 375km or 233 miles. Robert schumanns rhine symphony welcomes visitors who can go on to discover the biography of the river through a chronological tour going through the 2,000yearlong cultural history of the water.

Stereograph on gray board 7 x 3 12 inch with commentary on the backside about the town of bingen and its history. The rhine river is located in western europe and starts in the swiss alps flowing through germany, holland, and at times france. Overtherhine was like a little germany, with residents pouring in from various european german states, starting in the 1830s and 40s. There are all sorts of european river cruises available and youll find an impressive host of options for people who want to take a rhine. The rhine river represented the last natural defensive barrier for the third reich in the autumn of 1944. Page 429 when things were come to this desperate extremity, and the faction, which was formed against this unfortunate prince, grew more formidable from day to day, his friends advised him to go into italy, and implore in person the clemency of the pontiff. The book starts at the beginning of mouth of the rhine, and works its way to the source in switzerland. All along the rhine is a book that shares over recipes that cover and explain different culinary history and wine making in different rhine river countries. Ben coates discovers how the rhine influenced history. After reading this book i gained a great respect and admiration for the rhine river and the importance it has to europe and the world. Many large settlements have developed on the banks of the river rhine, these include. If you go anywhere near the lorelei, you will have to read some heinrich heine, of.

Jul 18, 2010 a lot of victorian novels have chapters where some of the characters go off on a holiday to germany, usually travelling up the rhine thackerays little book the kickleburys on the rhine one of his christmas books is a nice little sendup of the genre. To that end, as indicated above, he not only shares history, but scores of fascinating anecdotal stories related to the rhine, from the development of baedekers guide books for rich young travelers making grand tours down the rhine, to the fact that dutch women along the river were employed at one time by herring companies to lick the eyeballs of any colleagues who were. Germanys longest river, and one of the longest in europe, the rhine german. It is here that the rhine encounters some more of its main tributaries, such as the neckar, the main and, later, the moselle, which contributes an average discharge of more than 300 m 3 s 11,000 cu fts. Rhin including alsatian is one of the major european rivers, which has its sources in switzerland and flows in a mostly northerly direction through germany and the netherlands, emptying into the north sea. Clean clear image of the stone bridge crossing the rhine river with the town and small castle on a hill overlooking the valley, ca. Contentsshow the rhine river in the catcher in the rhine while touring germany, a young american tourist took a. The rhine river is europes most important commercial waterway, channeling the flow of trade among switzerland, france, germany, and the netherlands. The rhine is a river, after all, and so taking a rhine cruise is a very real possibility and a scenic way to travel. Among the finest multidestination books is the rhine. The rhine, legends, traditions, history, from cologne to. Buy the rhine 9781473665095 by ben coates for only.

Dominic bonuccelli rhine river robber barons used this island fortress pfalz castle to extract tolls from boat traffic. Bonn, cologne, dusseldorf in germany, arnhem and rotterdam in the netherlands and basel in switzerland. Coates book is about his traveling the rhine, though he starts in amsterdam. Raging with history by rick steves a riverboat cruises toward the rhine river village of st. For centuries they decorate the german mountains, turning them into a fairytale setting.

This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. We offer the following curated list of books to inspire your wanderlust and prepare. The middle rhine is often thought to be the most scenic part of the river. It gives you a lot of informations about the castles and. Discover the best rhine travel guides in best sellers. There are more than 20,000 castles all over the country. North sea, hoek van holland, rotterdam netherlands other facts about the river rhine. Following europes greatest river from amsterdam to the alps paperback.

Mosel and rhine river castles a full guide to the best castles near koblenz, germany including how to visit them. Rhine river simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. As a result, construction of a rhine defence line began in september 1944. The river rhine begins at tomasee, a lake in the canton of graubunden in switzerland, and runs through switzerland, germany and the netherlands. Following europes greatest river from amsterdam to the alps by ben coates isbn. Smithsonian magazine books of the year ben coates discovers how the rhine influenced history. Daily express he conveys well the role of the rhine in. What happened to the rhine during the 19th and 20th centuries was unquestionably one of the success stories of modern history, a triumphant example of the human benefits that can flow from harnessing natures power to. World war 19391945, world war, 19391945 campaigns western front, world war, 19391945 campaigns germany, military campaigns, rhine river valley history, germany, rhine river valley, western front world war 19391945 publisher new york. Rhine river, river and waterway of western europe, culturally and historically one of the great rivers of the continent and among the most important arteries of industrial transport in the world.

Book suggestions before a trip to holland and the rhine river. He explores the impact that the rhine has had on european culture and history and finds out how influences have flowed along and across the river, shaping the. Overtherhines rich culture is rooted in its history as a portofentry for immigrants to cincinnati. Immerse yourself in world history and european heritage on this riverboat adventure from the canals of amsterdam to the art museums of switzerland. I am taking a cruise on the rhine basel to amsterdam and would like to find a guide book that covers the towns along the way. It was likely a combination of a travel guide and a history of this and that, which made the virtual journey along the rhine became more interesting. Mar 20, 2020 mosel and rhine river castles a full guide to the best castles near koblenz, germany including how to visit them. Then lies him down, the lubber fiend, and, stretched out all the chimneys length, basks at the fire his hairy strength. Between 1932 and 2010, official text books and publications listed the length of the rhine as 1,320 kilometers 820 mi rather than the correct number, 1,230 kilometers. The rhine, flowing past some of europes most ravishing landscapes, is as much myth as waterway. Its little wonder then that these german castles on the rhine were thickwalled fortifications, tricked out with tight winding staircases, slit windows and uneven cobblestone. An ecobiography is the first true environmental history of a major european river. Best rhine river travel books from travel to culture to history to. Jun 22, 2019 there are some books in german which investigate the history of many of the rhine castles but most were active in different eras but the famous robber barons were mostly during the interregnum of 12501273 when authority was weak but even then local knights and church officials banded together in the rhine league and in only a few years knocked out almost all the main robbing castles.

This engrossing book surveys an era that has fired the historical imagination for. Apr 03, 2020 rhine river, river and waterway of western europe, culturally and historically one of the great rivers of the continent and among the most important arteries of industrial transport in the world. Bodensee and continues its journey through germany to the netherlands border west of duisburg, the rhine has already traveled 375km or 233 miles at lake constance, the rhine officially goes to work. It has been one of the key trade routes for over 2000 years now with a history. It runs for over 1,232 km 766 mi from its source in the in the swiss alps in switzerland, issuing from the rheinwaldhorn glacier 3,353m above sea level the rhine flows through six countriesswitzerland, principality of liechtenstein, austria, germany, france and the netherlands before flowing. The story mark cioc tells in these pages is both fascinating and cautionary.

A lot of victorian novels have chapters where some of the characters go off on a holiday to germany, usually travelling up the rhine thackerays little book the kickleburys on the rhine one of his christmas books is a nice little sendup of the genre. If there is no specific book just on the rhine cities, perhaps an overall germany guide book that has a section s. Flanked by rich history and striking beauty, the rhine river winds through some of the worlds most charming cities, flowing past medieval ruins, soaring cliffs and terraced vineyards. Coatess itchy feet paddle him steadily after a disaster in a rowing boat on two wheels from holland sleeping in dunes, past utrecht to the german border arnhem redolent of war in a bridge too far to sleepier bonn.

The romans, under the command of caesar, defeated the gauls here in a massive battle. There are some books in german which investigate the history of many of the rhine castles but most were active in different eras but the famous robber barons were mostly during the interregnum of 12501273 when authority was weak but even then local knights and church officials banded together in the rhine league and in only a few years knocked out almost all the main robbing. Rhein originates in the alps of the swiss state of graubunden. Over the rhine was like a little germany, with residents pouring in from various european german states, starting in the 1830s and 40s. It runs for over 1,232 km 766 mi from its source in the in the swiss alps in switzerland, issuing from the rheinwaldhorn glacier 3,353m above sea level. Book suggestions before a trip to holland and the rhine. It is one of europes longest rivers 766 miles, and one of its most important, serving as a navigable waterway throughout the continental inland.

We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The rhine examines the history, economic importance, and ecology of the river, one of the most important waterways in the world. It flows from two small headways in the alps of eastcentral switzerland north and west to the north sea, into which it drains through the netherlands. The captures the culture, history, and paints images to delight any reader. The rhine has served as a natural border for nations throughout european history, marking germanys. If you take a rhine river cruise than you will definitely spend a few days in the netherlands.