Paris: The Biography of a City ebook download Colin Jones

Paris: The Biography of a City

A gifted historian recounts the breathtaking pageant of the most beautiful, inspiring, and culturally significant city in the world From the Roman Emperor Julian, who waxed rhapsodic about Parisian wine and figs, to Henry Miller, who relished its seductive bohemia, Paris has been a perennial source of fascination for 2,000 years. In this definitive and illuminating history, Colin Jones walks us through the city that was a plague-infested charnel house during the Middle Ages, the bloody epicenter of the French Revolution, the muse of nineteenth-century Impressionist painters, and much more. Jones's masterful narrative is enhanced by numerous photographs and feature boxes-on the Bastille or Josephine Baker, for instance-that complete a colorful and comprehensive portrait of a place that has endured Vikings, Black Death, and the Nazis to emerge as the heart of a resurgent Europe. This is a thrilling companion for history buffs and backpack, or armchair, travelers alike.

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Title of ebook: Paris: The Biography of a City
ISBN: 9781440626999
parent-ISBN: 9780143036715
Publisher: Penguin
Pages: 592
Published: 04-2006
Released online for download: 04-04-2006
Author of eBook: Jones, Colin

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