{"product_id":"france-an-adventure-history-9781324002567","title":"France: An Adventure History","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wholly original history of France  filled with a lifetimes knowledge and passionby the author of the New York Times bestseller Parisians. Beginning with the Roman armys first recorded encounter with the Gauls and ending in the era of Emmanuel Macron  France takes readers on an endlessly entertaining journey through French history. Frequently hilarious  always surprising  Graham Robbs France combines the stylistic versatility of a novelist with the deep understanding of a scholar. Robbs 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 lightCaesar  Charlemagne  Louis XIV  Napoleon Bonaparte  General Charles de Gaulle. This 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. Two 8-page inserts; 16 maps\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648059957301,"sku":"ByrdShop_1324002565","price":21.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781324002567.jpg?v=1781708438","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/france-an-adventure-history-9781324002567","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}