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Metro Stop Paris An Underground History of the City of Light

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ISBN-10: 0802716954

ISBN-13: 9780802716958

Edition: 2008

Authors: Gregor Dallas

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A history of Paris in twelve métro stops. Métro Stop Paris recounts the extraordinary and colorful history of the City of Light, by way of twelve Métro stops—a voyage across both space and time. At each stop a Parisian building, or street, or tomb or landmark sparks a story that holds particular significance for that area of the city. Dallas takes us to the jazz cellars and literary cafés of Montparnasse and Saint-Germain-des-Prés; the catacombs at Hell’s Gate; and the Opéra during the days of Claude Debussy. A darker side of Paris emerges at the Trocadéro stop and a charitable side at the Gare du Nord, which highlights the work of Saint Vincent de Paul. Finally, our journey ends at…    
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Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Walker & Company
Publication date: 4/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Andr� L�vy is Emeritus Professor at the University of Bordeaux.William H. Nienhauser, Jr., is Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Chinese Literature at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.Gregor Dallas is an acclaimed historian of the ending of wars. He is the author of 1815: The Roads to Waterloo, 1918: WAR AND PEACE, POISONED PEACE: 1945 - THE WAR THAT NEVER ENDED, and has written as well on Paris (METROSTOP PARIS), rural life in France, and on Clemenceau. Educated in Britain and the USA, he now lives near Paris.

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Thoughts for the Trip
Denfert-Rochereau
Gare Du Nord
Trocadero
Montparnasse
Saint-Germain-Des-Pres
Porte De Clignancourt
Chatelet-Les Halles
Porte De La Villette
Opera
Palais-Royal
Saint-Paul
Pere Lachaise
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