Paris to the Past: Traveling Through French History by Train (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780393078947)

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 Orl饌ns 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.

Author: Ina Caro
ISBN-10: 0393078949
ISBN-13: 9780393078947
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 06/27/2011
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.60w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2011
Publishers Weekly 03/28/2011
Library Journal 05/01/2011 pg. 95
Booklist 05/15/2011 pg. 13
Shelf Awareness 06/28/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 26