Product Description

Millions of travellers visit France each year. The glories of the French countryside, the essential harmony of French architecture, the wealth of historical relics, the myriad of cultural opportunities-all make the country a perennial and irresistible attraction.

A Traveller's History of France takes the reader from the first conquests of ancient Gaul through the Renaissance, the turmoil and triumph of the French Revolution, and on through the 20th century of French history all the way to the present.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2144396 in Books
• Published on: 1998-11-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Small Press
Undoubtedly the best way to prepare for a trip to France... [It] is concise and gives the essential facts in a very readable form. The Independent (London) 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

About the Author
Robert Cole teaches Modern European History at Utah State University. He is the author of A Traveller's History of Paris.