{"product_id":"france-an-adventure-history-paperback","title":"France: An Adventure History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Robb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the Roman army's first recorded encounter with the Gauls and ending in the era of Emmanuel Macron, \u003cem\u003eFrance\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on an endlessly entertaining journey through French history. Frequently hilarious, always surprising, Graham Robb's \u003cem\u003eFrance\u003c\/em\u003e combines the stylistic versatility of a novelist with the deep understanding of a scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobb's own adventures and discoveries while living, working, and traveling in France connect this tour through space and time with on-the-ground experience. There are scenes of wars and revolutions from the plains of Provence to the slums and boulevards of Paris. Robb conveys with wit and precision what it felt like to look over the shoulder of a young Louis XIV as he planned the vast garden of Versailles, and the dangerous thrill of having a ringside seat at the French revolution. Some of the protagonists may be familiar, but appear here in a very different light--Caesar, Charlemagne, Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte, General Charles de Gaulle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary narrative is the fruit of decades of research and thirty thousand miles on a self-propelled, two-wheeled time machine (a bicycle). Even seasoned Francophiles will wonder if they really know that terra incognita on the edge of Europe that is currently referred to as \"France.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 8.28 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772343812384,"sku":"9781324064695","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cabdbf72124792b22f2d8c2015fff840.webp?v=1780403600","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/france-an-adventure-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}