Paris
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Overview
"Paris, in many people's thoughts, is the epitome of the perfect city: beautiful, romantic, and imbued with vitality and culture. It is a wonderful place to visit and to live." Packed with fact, anecdote, and insight, A Traveller's History of Paris offers a complete history of Paris and the people who have shaped its destiny, from its earliest settlement as the Roman village of Lutetia Parisiorum with a few hundred inhabitants, to 20 centuries later when Paris is a city of well over 2 million -- nearly one-fifth of the population of France. This handy paperback is fully indexed and includes a Chronology of Major Events, a section on Notre Dame and historic churches, modernism, parks, bridges, cemeteries, museums, and galleries, the Metro and the Environs. Illustrated with line drawings and historical maps, this is an invaluable book for all visitors to read and enjoy. Book jacket.Synopsis
"Paris, in many people's thoughts, is the epitome of the perfect city: beautiful, romantic, and imbued with vitality and culture. It is a wonderful place to visit and to live." Packed with fact, anecdote, and insight, A Traveller's History of Paris offers a complete history of Paris and the people who have shaped its destiny, from its earliest settlement as the Roman village of Lutetia Parisiorum with a few hundred inhabitants, to 20 centuries later when Paris is a city of well over 2 million -- nearly one-fifth of the population of France. This handy paperback is fully indexed and includes a Chronology of Major Events, a section on Notre Dame and historic churches, modernism, parks, bridges, cemeteries, museums, and galleries, the Metro and the Environs. Illustrated with line drawings and historical maps, this is an invaluable book for all visitors to read and enjoy. Book jacket.
Small Press
...an excellent resource...Robert Cole presents a complete picture of this historic city.