Full name: Paris to the Past: Traveling through French History by Train

Author: Ina Caro Year: 1994 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Travel, History, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780393078947 9780393343151 0393078949 0393343154

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 Orleans 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. Similar books: The Road from the Past by Ina Caro Paris by Colin Jones Parisians by Graham Robb Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne The Rough Guide to Paris by Ruth Blackmore Paris by Andrew Hussey The Seine by Elaine Sciolino The Discovery of France by Graham Robb Paris in the Fifties by Stanley Karnow The Most Beautiful Walk in the World by John Baxter Paris, Paris by David Downie Metro Stop Paris by Gregor Dallas Almost French by Sarah Turnbull Lonely Planet Paris by Steve Fallon Paris Reborn by Stephane Kirkland In Europe by Geert Mak A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World by Tony Horwitz Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane Cities of Gold by Douglas Preston South with Endurance by Frank Hurley