Berezina
From Moscow to Paris on Three Wheels Following Napoleon's Epic Fail
Will be published approx. on 5. November 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-60945-554-5 (ISBN)
Description
Tesson's riotous and erudite work combines travel, history, comradery, and adventure. The retreat of Napoleon's Grande ArmZe from Russia culminated with the crossing of the River Berezina. Two hundred years after this battle, Tesson and his friends retrace Napoleon's retreat.reat.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 120 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
185 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60945-554-5 (9781609455545)
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E-Book
03/2021
Europa Compass
€14.97
Available for download
Persons
Sylvain Tesson has traveled the world by bicycle, train, horse, and motorcycle, and on foot. His bestselling accounts of his travels have won numerous prizes, including the Dolman Best Travel Book Award. Berezina is his first book to appear in English.
Katherine Gregor translates from Italian, Russian and French. She is also a playwright and a fiction writer and maintains a regular blog at scribedoll.wordpress.com.