Blue River, Black Sea

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The Danube is Europe’s Amazon. It flows through more countries than any other river on Earth – from the Black Forest in Germany to Europe’s farthest fringes, where it joins the Black Sea in Romania. Andrew Eames’ journey along its length brings us face to face with the Continent’s bloodiest history and its most pressing issues of race and identity.

As he travels – by bicycle, horse, boat and on foot – Eames finds himself seeking a bed for the night with minor royalty, hitching a ride on a Serbian barge captained by a man called Attila and getting up close and personal with a bull in rural Romania. He meets would-be kings and walks with gypsies, and finally rows his way beyond the borders of Europe entirely…

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004E10RM2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Transworld Digital
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 8, 2011
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 7.8 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 452 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1446421383
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #131,385 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #2 in Austria Travel Guides (Kindle Store) #2 in Bosnia, Croatia & Herzegovina Travel (Kindle Store) #3 in Slovakia Travel Guides
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Customers find the book enjoyable and informative, with one review noting how it provides an excellent sense of the countries and people along the Danube. They appreciate its travel-friendly nature, with one customer mentioning it will be helpful for a river cruise planned later in the year.