France: an adventure history
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Published:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2022.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First American edition.
Physical Desc:
x, 527 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) , maps ; 24 cm.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781324002567, 1324002565, 9781324002567
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-484) and index.
Description
"A wholly original history of France, filled with a lifetime's knowledge and passion-by the author of the New York Times bestseller Parisians. Beginning with the Roman army's first recorded encounter with the Gauls and ending in the era of Emmanuel Macron, France takes readers on an endlessly entertaining journey through French history. Frequently hilarious, always surprising, Graham Robb's France combines the stylistic versatility of a novelist with the deep understanding of a scholar. Robb's own adventures and discoveries while living, working, and traveling in France connect this tour through space and time with on-the-ground experience. There are scenes of wars and revolutions from the plains of Provence to the slums and boulevards of Paris. Robb conveys with wit and precision what it felt like to look over the shoulder of a young Louis XIV as he planned the vast garden of Versailles, and the dangerous thrill of having a ringside seat at the French revolution. Some of the protagonists may be familiar, but appear here in a very different light? Caesar, Charlemagne, Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte, General Charles de Gaulle. This extraordinary narrative is the fruit of decades of research and thirty thousand miles on a self-propelled, two-wheeled time machine (a bicycle). Even seasoned Francophiles will wonder if they really know that terra incognita on the edge of Europe that is currently referred to as "France.""--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Robb, G. (2022). France: an adventure history. First American edition. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Robb, Graham, 1958-. 2022. France: An Adventure History. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Robb, Graham, 1958-, France: An Adventure History. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Robb, Graham. France: An Adventure History. First American edition. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2022.
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