Download or read book Tour de Vincennes written by Tecumseh-Harrison Elementary School (Vincennes, Ind.) and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Let s Go Paris 15th Edition written by Let's Go Inc. and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-11-25 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with travel information, including more listings, deals, and insider tips: CANDID LISTINGS of hundreds of places to eat, sleep, drink, and dance RELIABLE MAPS and directions to get you navigate the City of Lights STRAIGHT TALK on the best and worst of each arrondisement FESTIVALS and CONCERTS you won’t want to miss STUDY ABROAD advice on gyms, hip hangouts, and work and volunteer opportunities EXPANDED NIGHTLIFE COVERAGE of bars, clubs, and other hotspots
Download or read book The Tour De France 1903 2003 written by Hugh Dauncey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the Tour de France over its long history both as France's most prestigious and famous sporting event and as a European and, increasingly, a world cycling competition. This study provides interdisciplinary and varied perspectives on the sporting, cultural, social, economic and political significance of the Tour within and outside France, giving a comprehensive and authoritative investigation of up-to-the minute thinking on what the Tour means, now and in the past, to competitors, to France, to the French public, to the cultural history of sport, and the sport of cycling itself.
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Download or read book The Likeness of the King written by Stephen Perkinson and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who has strolled through the halls of a museum knows that portraits occupy a central place in the history of art. But did portraits, as such, exist in the medieval era? Stephen Perkinson's "The likeness of the king" challenges the canonical account of the invention of modern portrait practices, offering a case against the tendency of recent scholarship to identify likenesses of historical personages as "the first modern portraits". Focusing on the Valois court of France, he argues that local practice prompted shifts in the late medieval understanding of how images could represent individuals and prompted artists and patrons to deploy likeness in a variety of ways.
Download or read book Tour de France Tour de Force written by James Startt and published by . This book was released on 2000-05 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a look back at the history of the legendary bicycle race, the Tour de France. Arranged chronologically and illustrated with hundreds of bandw and color photographs dating back to the Tour's beginning in 1903, it documents the great victories and the harrowing disasters, the glory and the agony of this amazing competition. From the stories of early cyclists to chapters describing modern tactics and winning moves in recent races, Startt (photographer and journalist) provides a good, if abbreviated, account of races and riders. No index, sketchy bibliography. Oversize: 11x9.25". Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book The Unofficial Guide to Paris written by David Applefield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-01-10 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive travel guide to Paris, France, with maps and information on hotels and over sixty restaurants, cultural and historic sights, and shopping and entertainment venues.
Download or read book The Fortifications of Paris written by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a strategically located seat of European power, Paris was a prized target for invaders. Consequently, it was one of the world's most heavily fortified cities. Though many of the fortifications have been demolished, or hidden, they have left their imprint on the city, both physically and historically. To understand the history of Paris--and indeed, of France as a whole--one must understand the history of the fortifications. This heavily illustrated history begins with the period 300 B.C. to A.D. 987. Part II looks at the Medieval era (987-1512), a growth period for the city. Bastioned fortifications (1512-1874) are the focus of Part III, covering the era in which Paris modernized its defenses. Modern fortifications (1874-1944) are detailed in Part IV, ranging from the building of the second Parisian ring of polygonal forts to the end of World War II.
Download or read book Castles and Fortified Cities of Medieval Europe written by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Middle Ages, castles and other fortified buildings were a common feature of the European landscape. As central powers rose and fell, the insecurity of the times inspired a revival of fortifications first introduced in the Roman Empire. Despite limitations in construction techniques and manpower, medieval fortifications were continuously adapted to meet new political circumstances and weapons technology. Here is an illustrated guide to the architecture of medieval fortifications, from the first castles to the fortified cities of the 15th and 16th centuries. In hundreds of detailed and thoroughly researched pen-and-ink drawings, historian and artist Jean-Denis G. G. Lepage introduces the reader to the development and diversity of European medieval military architecture. Each drawing is accompanied by meticulous descriptions of types of buildings (e.g., motte-and-bailey castles), built-in defenses (arrow slits, pepper-pot towers), and particular castles and cities (the Mont-Saint-Michel, the city of Jerusalem). Elements of medieval warfare and weaponry are also covered in drawings and text.
Download or read book History of Castles New and Revised written by Christopher Gravett and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Castles is the ultimate guide to the world’s most fascinating castles and strongholds. Chapters include information on castles from France, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. An ideal book for history enthusiasts, people planning to take a vacation near one of these castles, and for anyone who is enamored of these breathtaking buildings.
Download or read book Little Black Book of Paris written by Vesna Neskow and published by Peter Pauper Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sleek guide to the City of Light and beyond will help you locate landmarks, arts and entertainment venues, restaurants, cafes, hotels, chic shops, and after-dark spots, with extra coverage of "Top Picks" attractions. 232 pages plus 10 fold-out maps.
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Download or read book The Chautauquan written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Napoleon s Shield Guardian written by Edward Ryan and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2003-01-08 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding biography is the story of courage. It charts the career of a superbly brave cavalryman against the rise and fall of his imperial master. Pierre Daumesnil was a loyal follower of Napoleon during his rise and his fall. Enlisting as a private soldier in 1793, he was caught up in the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars, surviving campaign after campaign and emerging as a much-decorated general and Baron of the Empire. It was a meteoric rise but one earned through hard fighting, bravery and indefatigable courage. Daumesnil accompanied Napoleon as an officer of his chasseurs and his service record reflects his years of experience on the field of battle. Daumesnil joined the French Army as a private in 1793 and was serving in Napoleon's Guides in 1797. He served in Egypt in 1798, charged at Marengo in 1800, fought at Austerlitz and Eylau, campaigned in Spain and saw action in Wagram. Terribly wounded at that battle, losing a leg, Daumesnil became governor of the fortress of Vincennes. It was here that he played his most celebrated role in the wars of Napoleon by refusing to surrender the fortress to the Allies in 1814 and again in 1815. Daumesnil's life was an adventure and one which typifies the dash, colour and verve of this astonishing period. This biography, by a leading author, will appeal to Napoleonic enthusiasts and those interested in the life and times of Napoleon's elite cavalrymen.
Download or read book The Making of Paris written by Russell Kelley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paris has long been the world’s most popular destination and, in the view of many, the world’s most beautiful city – the product of two thousand years of continuous improvement and refinement. The Making of Paris is the story of how Paris evolved from a small fishing village on an island in the middle of the Seine River into the City of Light. The focus of the book is on the city as seen from the street, in order to understand the evolution of the urban landscape of Paris through the rues and boulevards and the buildings and monuments from its long and storied past.
Download or read book The Chautauquan written by Theodore L. Flood and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
