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Paris to the Past: Traveling Through French History by Train Hardback - 2011

by Ina Caro

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In one of the most inventive travel books in years, Caro invites readers on 25 one-day train trips that depart from Paris and transport travelers back through 700 years of French history.

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In one of the most inventive travel books in years, Ina Caro invites readers on twenty-five one-day train trips that depart from Paris and transport us back through seven hundred years of French history. Whether taking us to Orlans to evoke the miraculous visions of Joan of Arc, to Versailles to experience the flamboyant achievements of Louis XIV, or to the Place de la Concorde to witness the beheading of Marie Antoinette, Caro animates history with her lush descriptions of architectural splendors and tales of court intrigue. Organizing her destinations chronologically from twelfth-century Saint-Denis to the nineteenth-century Restoration at Chantilly, Caro appeals not only to the casual tourist aboard the Metro or the TGV but also to the armchair reader of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence. Caro's passion for and knowledge of France--its soaring cathedrals, enthralling history, and sumptuous cuisine--are so impressive that Paris to the Past promises to become one of the classic guidebooks of our time.

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  • Title Paris to the Past: Traveling Through French History by Train
  • Author Ina Caro
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
  • Publication date 2011-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Deckle Edges, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780393078947 / 0393078949
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.6 x 1.4 in (23.62 x 16.76 x 3.56 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: French
  • Category Travel - Foreign
  • Library of Congress subjects France - Description and travel, France - History, Local
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011003060
  • Dewey Decimal Code 944

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Citations

  • Booklist, 05/15/2011, Page 13
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/2011, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 05/01/2011, Page 95
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/28/2011, Page 0
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2011, Page 26
  • Shelf Awareness, 06/28/2011, Page 0
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