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Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle that Made England
Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle that Made England
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The Great Nation: France from Louis XV to Napoleon
The Great Nation: France from Louis XV to Napoleon
Colin Jones

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Trafalgar: Countdown to Battle, 1803-1805
Trafalgar: Countdown to Battle, 1803-1805
Alan Schom

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Knopf MapGuide: Paris (Knopf Citymap Guides)
Knopf MapGuide: Paris (Knopf Citymap Guides)
Alfred A. Knopf Publishing Company

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Two Towns in Provence
Two Towns in Provence
M.F.K. Fisher

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A History of Modern France
A History of Modern France
Jeremy D. Popkin

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The French Revolution and Human Rights: A Brief Documentary History (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
The French Revolution and Human Rights: A Brief Documentary History (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)
Lynn Hunt

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Country Houses of France (Jumbo Series)
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D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of WWII
D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of WWII
Stephen E. Ambrose

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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
Barbara W. Tuchman

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Under the Tuscan Sun
Under the Tuscan Sun
Frances Mayes

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The Greater Journey: Americans In Paris
The Greater Journey: Americans In Paris
David McCullough

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The Longest Day
The Longest Day
Cornelius Ryan

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The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
Henry Lincoln

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Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Antonia Fraser

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A Train in Winter
A Train in Winter
Caroline Moorehead

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Reflections on the revolution in France
Reflections on the revolution in France
Edmund Burke

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France

Mon Cher Papa: Franklin and the Ladies of Paris
Mon Cher Papa: Franklin and the Ladies of Paris
Claude-Anne Lopez

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The Treasure of the City of Ladies
The Treasure of the City of Ladies
Christine de Pizan

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Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939
Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939
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Wild Girls: Paris, Sappho, and Art: The Lives and Loves of Natalie Barney and Romaine Brooks
Wild Girls: Paris, Sappho, and Art: The Lives and Loves of Natalie Barney and Romaine Brooks
Diana Souhami

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Liberty: The Lives and Times of Six Women in Revolutionary France
Liberty: The Lives and Times of Six Women in Revolutionary France
Lucy Moore

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With Napoleon in Russia: The Memoirs of General de Caulaincourt, Duke of Vicenza
With Napoleon in Russia: The Memoirs of General de Caulaincourt, Duke of Vicenza
Armand de Caulaincourt

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Ils partiront dans l'ivresse
Ils partiront dans l'ivresse
Lucie Aubrac

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The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and Her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin
The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and Her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin
Elizabeth C. Goldsmith

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Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff (Vol 1)
Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff (Vol 1)
Marie Bashkirtseff

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Notre Guerre
Notre Guerre
Agnès Humbert

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The Philosopher's Demise: Learning French
The Philosopher's Demise: Learning French
Richard A. Watson

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The Collaborator: The Trial and Execution of Robert Brasillach
The Collaborator: The Trial and Execution of Robert Brasillach
Alice Kaplan

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Devil's Guard
Devil's Guard
George Robert Elford

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Joan of Arc: In Her Own Words
Joan of Arc: In Her Own Words
Jeanne d'Arc

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Long Ago In France: The Years In Dijon (Destinations)
Long Ago In France: The Years In Dijon (Destinations)
M.F.K. Fisher

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From Here, You Can't See Paris: Seasons of a French Village and Its Restaurant
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Michael S. Sanders

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And There Was Light: Autobiography of Jacques Lusseyran, Blind Hero of the French Resistance
And There Was Light: Autobiography of Jacques Lusseyran, Blind Hero of the French Resistance
Jacques Lusseyran

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The Dream of the Earth
The Dream of the Earth
Thomas Berry

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Joan of Arc (Penguin Lives)
Joan of Arc (Penguin Lives)
Mary Gordon

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A Vindication of the Rights of Men; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; An Historical and Moral View of the French Revolution
A Vindication of the Rights of Men; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; An Historical and Moral View of the French Revolution
Mary Wollstonecraft

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Europe

Pegasus Bridge: 6 June 1944
Pegasus Bridge: 6 June 1944
Stephen E. Ambrose

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Citizens: Chronicle of the French Revolution
Citizens: Chronicle of the French Revolution
Simon Schama

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Le Soldat oublié
Le Soldat oublié
Guy Sajer

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Paris
Paris
DK Eyewitness Travel

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Wine and War
Wine and War
Don Kladstrup

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France (DK Eyewitness Travel Guide)
France (DK Eyewitness Travel Guide)
D.K. Publishing

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The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice
The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice
Alex Kershaw

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The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France
The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France
Eric Jager

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The Age of Napoleon
The Age of Napoleon
Ariel Durant

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Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
Leonie Frieda

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Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France
Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France
Peter Mayle

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Toujours Provence
Toujours Provence
Peter Mayle

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The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation
The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation
Mark Kurlansky

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Bella Tuscany
Bella Tuscany
Frances Mayes

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Americans in Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation 1940-44
Americans in Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation 1940-44
Charles Glass

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Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy 1944
Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy 1944
Max Hastings

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Wilderness Empire: A Narrative (Winning of America Series.)
Wilderness Empire: A Narrative (Winning of America Series.)
Allan W. Eckert

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D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
D-Day: The Battle for Normandy
Antony Beevor

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French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew
Peter Mayle

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Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life
Napoleon Bonaparte: A Life
Alan Schom

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Seven Ages of Paris
Seven Ages of Paris
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Le retour de Martin Guerre
Le retour de Martin Guerre
Natalie Zemon Davis

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Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the World
Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle That Changed the World
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Life in a Medieval City
Life in a Medieval City
Frances Gies

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Brave Men
Brave Men
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The Age of Louis XIV (Story of Civilization 8)
The Age of Louis XIV (Story of Civilization 8)
Ariel Durant

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Rousseau and Revolution (Story of Civilization 10)
Rousseau and Revolution (Story of Civilization 10)
Ariel Durant

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The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
Thad Carhart

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Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed: The Story of the Village of Le Chambon and How Goodness Happened There
Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed: The Story of the Village of Le Chambon and How Goodness Happened There
Philip Paul Hallie

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Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris; June 6 - Aug. 5, 1944
Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris; June 6 - Aug. 5, 1944
John Keegan

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The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War
The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War
Fred Anderson

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Paris to the Moon
Paris to the Moon
Adam Gopnik

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Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe
Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe
Nancy Goldstone

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The Oxford History of the French Revolution
The Oxford History of the French Revolution
William Doyle

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The Devils of Loudun
The Devils of Loudun
Aldous Huxley

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The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World Impressionism
The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World Impressionism
Ross King

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Street Without Joy
Street Without Joy
Bernard B. Fall

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Currahee!
Currahee!
Donald R. Burgett

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Paris brûle-t-il?
Paris brûle-t-il?
Larry Collins

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The French Revolution
The French Revolution
Christopher Hibbert

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The Discovery Of France
The Discovery Of France
Graham Robb

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C'est la Vie: An American Woman Begins a New Life in Paris and--Voila!--Becomes Almost French
C'est la Vie: An American Woman Begins a New Life in Paris and--Voila!--Becomes Almost French
Suzy Gershman

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Provence A-Z
Provence A-Z
Peter Mayle

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Paris sobre trilhos
Paris sobre trilhos
Ina Caro

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Paris
Paris
Lonely Planet

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Parisians : an adventure history of Paris
Parisians : an adventure history of Paris
Graham Robb

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Rick Steves' French, Italian, and German Phrase Book and Dictionary
Rick Steves' French, Italian, and German Phrase Book and Dictionary
Rick Steves

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French or Foe?: Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in France
French or Foe?: Getting the Most Out of Visiting, Living and Working in France
Polly Platt

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Rick Steves' Provence and the French Riviera 2008 (Rick Steves)
Rick Steves' Provence and the French Riviera 2008 (Rick Steves)
Steve Smith

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Rick Steves' Paris
Rick Steves' Paris
Steve Smith

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Top 10 Paris
Top 10 Paris
D.K. Publishing

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Provence and Cote D'Azur
Provence and Cote D'Azur
D.K. Publishing

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Karen Brown's French Country Bed and Breakfasts
Karen Brown's French Country Bed and Breakfasts
Karen Brown

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A Year in the Merde
A Year in the Merde
Stephen Clarke

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Paris Out of Hand: A Wayward Guide
Paris Out of Hand: A Wayward Guide
Karen Elizabeth Gordon

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Paris For Dummies (Dummies Travel)
Paris For Dummies (Dummies Travel)
Cheryl A. Pientka

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The Most Beautiful Villages of the Dordogne (Most Beautiful Villages)
The Most Beautiful Villages of the Dordogne (Most Beautiful Villages)
James Bentley

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We've Always Had Paris...and Provence: A Scrapbook of Our Life in France
We've Always Had Paris...and Provence: A Scrapbook of Our Life in France
Patricia Wells

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Mediterranean by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to Mediterranean Cruising
Mediterranean by Cruise Ship: The Complete Guide to Mediterranean Cruising
Anne Vipond

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French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour De France
French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour De France
Tim Moore

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General

On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town
On Rue Tatin: Living and Cooking in a French Town
Susan Herrmann Loomis

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The Sweet Life in Paris: A Recipe for Living in the World's Most Delicious City
The Sweet Life in Paris: A Recipe for Living in the World's Most Delicious City
David Lebovitz

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Rick Steves Pocket Paris
Rick Steves Pocket Paris
Rick Steves

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In Tuscany
In Tuscany
Frances Mayes

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New French Country: A Style and Source Book
New French Country: A Style and Source Book
Linda Dannenberg

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Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
Elizabeth Bard

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Rick Steves' French Phrase Book and Dictionary
Rick Steves' French Phrase Book and Dictionary
Rick Steves

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The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France
The Olive Farm: A Memoir of Life, Love, and Olive Oil in the South of France
Carol Drinkwater

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French in 10 Minutes a Day (10 Minutes a Day Series)
French in 10 Minutes a Day (10 Minutes a Day Series)
Kristine K. Kershul

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Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France
Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France
Kermit Lynch

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The Vintage Caper
The Vintage Caper
Peter Mayle

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The Cat Who Went to Paris
The Cat Who Went to Paris
Peter Gethers

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Tuscany: The Beautiful Cookbook
Tuscany: The Beautiful Cookbook
Lorenza de'Medici

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A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France
A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France
Georgeanne Brennan

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Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris
Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris
Sarah Turnbull

from $4.29

French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France
French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France
Richard Goodman

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The Flaneur: A Stroll through the Paradoxes of Paris
The Flaneur: A Stroll through the Paradoxes of Paris
Edmund White

from $5.29

The Heart of France
The Heart of France
Catherine Calvert

from $5.69

Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris
Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris
A.J. Liebling

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Time Was Soft There A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co.
Time Was Soft There A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co.
Jeremy Mercer

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Modern History Books

Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
Caroline Weber

from $8.69

L'Ancien Régime et la Révolution
L'Ancien Régime et la Révolution
Alexis de Tocqueville

from $4.79

The Sun King: Louis the Fourteenth at Versailles
The Sun King: Louis the Fourteenth at Versailles
Nancy Mitford

from $5.09

Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine
Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine
George M. Taber

from $4.79

Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen. Studie over levens- en gedachtenvormen der veertiende en vijftiende eeuw in Frankrijk en de Nederlanden
Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen. Studie over levens- en gedachtenvormen der veertiende en vijftiende eeuw in Frankrijk en de Nederlanden
Johan Huizinga

from $5.19

The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History
The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History
Robert Darnton

from $5.19

Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette
Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette
Sena Jeter Naslund

from $4.79

The French Revolution: A History
The French Revolution: A History
Thomas Carlyle

from $8.39

The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
William Doyle

from $6.59

Twelve Who Ruled
Twelve Who Ruled
R.R. Palmer

from $6.29

The Canadians
The Canadians
Ogden Tanner

from $5.09

The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate History of the World's Most Famous Perfume
The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate History of the World's Most Famous Perfume
Tilar J. Mazzeo

from $6.09

Bohemian Paris: Picasso, Modigliani, Matisse and the Birth of Modern Art
Bohemian Paris: Picasso, Modigliani, Matisse and the Birth of Modern Art
Dan Franck

from $7.49

White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery And Vengeneance in Colonial America
White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery And Vengeneance in Colonial America
Stephen Brumwell

from $7.29

Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and the Birth
Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the Poet Voltaire, Sword Fights, Book Burnings, Assorted Kings, Seditious Verse, and the Birth
David Bodanis

from $5.09

Moscow 1812: Napoleon's Fatal March
Moscow 1812: Napoleon's Fatal March
Adam Zamoyski

from $17.71

Paris After the Liberation 1944-1949
Paris After the Liberation 1944-1949
Antony Beevor

from $5.89

A Short History of the French Revolution
A Short History of the French Revolution
Jeremy D. Popkin

from $6.69

The Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars
Gunther E. Rothenberg

from $6.99

And The Show Went On; Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris
And The Show Went On; Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris
Alan Riding

from $5.39

Commonalities among these books on France include historical accounts of significant events and people, memoirs of personal experiences living in France or traveling through the country, travel guides with practical tips for visitors, and cultural explorations of French food, wine, art, and literature. Many of these books also touch on themes of war and resistance, as well as the beauty and charm of the French countryside. Additionally, there are several biographies of notable figures such as Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte.

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