Book Size: 5" x 7.75"
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781566566063
Series: Interlink TravellerÕs Histories
Imprint: Interlink Books
Edition: 8
Illustrations: b&w illustrations , maps
Category: Travel/Travel LiteratureA Traveller's History of France
By Robert Cole
$ 14.95“Undoubtedly the best way to prepare for a trip to France… [It] is concise and gives the essential facts in a very readable form.” — The Independent (London)
About this book
Millions of travellers visit France each year. The glories of the French countryside, the essential harmony of French architecture, the wealth of historical relics, the myriad of cultural opportunities - all make the country a perennial and irresistible attraction.
A Traveller's History of France takes the reader from the first conquests of ancient Gaul through the Renaissance, the turmoil and triumph of the French Revolution, and on through the 20th century of French history all the way to the present.
Brand: Robert ColeAbout the authors
Robert Cole teaches Modern European History at Utah State University. He has travelled extensively in France, and made numerous trips to Paris. His published books include A Traveller’s History of France (in the same series), A History of British Propaganda and European Neutral Countries in the Second World War, and an analysis of the writing of late British historian A.J.P. Taylor. He has also reviewed extensively for a variety of academic history journals.
Robert Cole teaches Modern European History at Utah State University. He is the author of A Traveller's History of Paris in the same series.
Reviews
“Undoubtedly the best way to prepare for a trip to France… [It] is concise and gives the essential facts in a very readable form.” —The Independent (London) “France comes alive in the pages of this book, helping transform the tourist into a traveller… Cole transports the reader back through France’s long and tumultuous history in a manner, which keeps one engrossed in the unfolding tale… This is the book for any potential traveller…” — Small Press
More in the Interlink TravellerÕs Histories series
A Traveller’s History of China
by Stephen G. Haw
A Traveller’s History of Scotland
by Andrew Fisher
A Traveller’s History of England
by Christopher Daniell
A Traveller’s History of Athens
by Richard Stoneman
A Traveller’s History of Venice
by Peter Mentzel
A Traveller’s History of Russia
by Peter Neville
About the Author
Robert Cole teaches Modern European History at Utah State University. He is the author of A Traveller’s History of Paris in the same series.
Additional information
| Cover Type | |
|---|---|
| Author | Cole, Robert |
| test | |
| Edition | 8 |
| Inprint | Interlink Books |
| Pages | 256 |
| Type | PB |
| Illustrations | b&w illustrations , maps |
| Author Home | USA |
| Format | 5" x 7 3/4" |
| Reviews | "Undoubtedly the best way to prepare for a trip to France… [It] is concise and gives the essential facts in a very readable form." —The Independent (London) "France comes alive in the pages of this book , helping transform the tourist into a traveller… Cole transports the reader back through France's long and tumultuous history in a manner , which keeps one engrossed in the unfolding tale… This is the book for any potential traveller…" — Small Press |
| MainReview | "Undoubtedly the best way to prepare for a trip to France… [It] is concise and gives the essential facts in a very readable form." —The Independent (London) |
