The notion of 'the French' as one nation is relatively recent and - historically speaking - quite misleading; in order to discover the 'real' past of France, it's not only necessary to go back in time, but also to go at a slower pace than modern life generally allows, this book is the result of 14,000 miles covered by bicycle.
Subtitle : A Historical Geography, from the Revolution to the First World War
Editor / Edition : W W Norton&Co Ltd
Released : 01/10/2007
Pages / length : 352 pages
ISBN : 9780393059731
Hardback
Editor / Edition : Pan Macmillan
Released : 07/09/2007
Pages / length : 400 pages
Page size : 234 x 153
ISBN : 9780330427609