1. Once More to the Mountain.
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TECHNOLOGY & civilization , *FAMILY vacations , *HISTORY of transportation , *HISTORY of technological innovations , *COLLECTIVE memory - Abstract
An essay is presented on the authors' experience of revisiting the Bernese Alps approximately 50 years after their first visit during a childhood family vacation. Particular focus is given to the history of transportation technology in the region, especially that relating to air travel, and to technological change. Topics discussed include the relationship between personal and historical experience, propeller planes, the Hotel Bellevue in Interlaken, Switzerland, and railroads.
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- 2011
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