The Seine
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The Seine The River That Made Paris
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Author : Elaine Sciolino
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2019-10-29
The Seine The River That Made Paris written by Elaine Sciolino and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-29 with Travel categories.
A vibrant, enchanting tour of the Seine from longtime New York Times foreign correspondent and best-selling author Elaine Sciolino. Elaine Sciolino came to Paris as a young foreign correspondent and was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river from its source on a remote plateau of Burgundy to the wide estuary where its waters meet the sea, and the cities, tributaries, islands, ports, and bridges in between. Sciolino explores the Seine through its rich history and lively characters: a bargewoman, a riverbank bookseller, a houseboat dweller, a famous cinematographer known for capturing the river’s light. She discovers the story of Sequana—the Gallo-Roman healing goddess who gave the Seine its name—and follows the river through Paris, where it determined the city’s destiny and now snakes through all aspects of daily life. She patrols with river police, rows with a restorer of antique boats, sips champagne at a vineyard along the river, and even dares to go for a swim. She finds the Seine in art, literature, music, and movies from Renoir and Les Misérables to Puccini and La La Land. Along the way, she reveals how the river that created Paris has touched her own life. A powerful afterword tells the dramatic story of how water from the depths of the Seine saved Notre-Dame from destruction during the devastating fire in April 2019. A “storyteller at heart” (June Sawyers, Chicago Tribune) with a “sumptuous eye for detail” (Sinclair McKay, Daily Telegraph), Sciolino braids memoir, travelogue, and history through the Seine’s winding route. The Seine offers a love letter to Paris and the most romantic river in the world, and invites readers to explore its magic for themselves.
The Secret Life Of The Seine
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Author : Mort Rosenblum
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-04-29
The Secret Life Of The Seine written by Mort Rosenblum and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-29 with History categories.
Mort Rosenblum, a celebrated foreign correspondent, invites us aboard his fifty-four-foot launch tied up in the center of Paris and introduces us to the characters who share his life along the river, ranging from eccentric movie stars and reclusive novelists to barge families just scraping by. He then hauls in the bow line for an unforgettable tour of the river itself from its source to its mouth. The Secret Life of the Seine is a love story between man and boat and the river that they live on, a discourse on the sensual beauty of France and the art of living well. In the tradition of A Year in Provence, Under the Tuscan Sun, and Paris to the Moon, here is what Garry Trudeau called "a moveable feast [with] a top speed of five knots—fast enough for fun, languid enough for dreaming. Take a trip you'll never take: This is what books are for."
Seine
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Author : Hazel Wilson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Seine written by Hazel Wilson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Seine River (France) categories.
The River Seine
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Author : Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
The River Seine written by Leveson Francis Vernon-Harcourt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with Rivers categories.
Paris And The River Seine
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Author : Hunt Janin
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2024-04-10
Paris And The River Seine written by Hunt Janin and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-10 with History categories.
The intertwined histories of Paris and of the River Seine are interesting but complicated. It is the Seine, however with all its ports, bridges, boats, commerce, monuments, and vistas, that has always been the keystone in the arch of Paris life, both in the past and now in the present. The great French medievalist Jean Favier (1932-2014) summed up its story in just six words: "Paris is born of the Seine." Paris may be known today as "The City of Light" but, like most big cities, it also has a sordid side. This book introduces to the reader not only the rich and the famous of Paris, but also some of "the unknown people of the Seine." These latter include traders, police officers, millers, fishermen, charlatans, monkey handlers, jugglers, water carriers, and the homeless men searching through the cold mud of the Seine trying to find a small gold ornament of some kind lost by a rich traveler passing by in a boat.
A Daughter Of The Seine
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Author : Jeanette Eaton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1929
A Daughter Of The Seine written by Jeanette Eaton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1929 with Children's literature categories.
This is a fictionalized biography of the French Revolutionary patriot and writer Jeanne Manon Roland de la Platiere (1754-1793), who became known simply by Madame Roland. She was the daughter of a Paris engraver who encouraged his daughter's interest in music, painting, and literature. As a young girl, she told to her grand-mother: "I'll call myself daughter of the Seine," and as an adult she often said that the river was part of her soul. As a young woman she became interested in the radical ideas of Jean Jacques Rousseau and the movement for equality. She shared these enthusiasms with her husband, whom she married in 1780. After the outbreak of the Revolution, she formed a salon of followers, who late became known as the Girondists. Under the constitutional monarchy, her husband became minister of the interior, a post he held after the monarchy was overthrown. Madame Roland both directed her husband's career and influenced the important politicians of the period.(
Wanderings By The Seine
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Author : Leitch Ritchie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1834
Wanderings By The Seine written by Leitch Ritchie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1834 with France categories.
The Seine
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Author : C. A. R. Hills
language : en
Publisher: Hodder Wayland
Release Date : 1999-08-25
The Seine written by C. A. R. Hills and has been published by Hodder Wayland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-08-25 with categories.
Wanderings By The Seine From Rouen To The Source With 20 Engr From Drawings By J M W Turner
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Author : Leitch Ritchie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1835
Wanderings By The Seine From Rouen To The Source With 20 Engr From Drawings By J M W Turner written by Leitch Ritchie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1835 with categories.
The Seine
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Author : Julia Waterlow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Seine written by Julia Waterlow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with River life categories.
The River Seine, although short has been used for transporting goods to the heart of France. The Seine has played an important part in the history of France and has been a source of inspiration to countless artists. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary.