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Synopsis
Hundreds of thousands of travellers visit France each year. The glories of the French countryside, the essential harmony of much of French architecture, the wealth of historical remains, the enormous variety of experience that France offers, act as a perennial and irresistible attraction.
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Review
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
Undoubtedly the best way to prepare for a trip to France is to bone up on some history. 'The Traveller's History of France' by Robert Cole is concise and gives the essential facts in a very readable form. --Independent
This little book is a very good idea indeed, a running commentary on the complexities, triumphs and tragedies of French history from the Lascaux Caves to the Pompidou centre. A must for tourists who want to know what happened where. --Birmingham Post
About the Author
Professor Robert Cole is Professor of Modern British and European History at Utah State University in America and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has lectured at British colleges and universities.
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- PublisherChastleton Travel
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 190521474X
- ISBN 13 9781905214747
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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