Alan E. Sparks 
Into the Carpathians: A Journey Through the Heart and History of East Central Europe (Part 2 [EPUB ebook] 
The Western Mountains)

Preface to Part 2

Preface to Part 1: A Journey Inspired by Wolves

Introduction

Slovakia

Poland I

The Czech Republic

Poland II

Epilogue

Appendix A: Major Subdivisions and Nomenclatures of the Carpathian Mountains, the Carpathian Basin, and the Sudeten Mountains

Appendix B: A Brief History and the Legacy of Great Moravia

Appendix C: The Magyar Conquest of the Carpathian Basin: Fact and Fiction

Appendix D: White Croats: The Mystery Tribe of the Carpathians

Appendix E: A Brief History of (Eastern European) Galicia

Appendix F: The Four Revivals of Poland

Appendix G: A Brief History of The Polish Monarchy

Appendix H: The Foundation of The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and its Golden Liberties

Appendix I: What’s in a Name? ‚Silesia, ‚ Ślęża, the Ślężanie, the Silingi, and the Vandals

Appendix J: A (Very) Brief History of The Lands of the Bohemian Crown

Appendix K: The Bohemian Reformation, the Bohemian Revolt, and the Thirty Years‘ War

Appendix L: The Polish Hussars

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Alan E. Sparks is the award-winning author of ‚Dreaming of Wolves‘ and ‚Into the Carpathians, ‚ and has written articles about wolves for International Wolf Magazine and other publications. As a writer, teacher of English as a second language, commercial actor, and web designer – and as an avid hiker, wolf tracker and caretaker, and student of history and culture – he has lived, worked, and trekked extensively in the Carpathian Mountain region of Central and Eastern Europe.