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Cover of Le marquis de Lafayette

Le marquis de Lafayette

L'ambassadeur des valeurs américaines en France

by Hadrien Nafilyan, Thomas Jacquemin, 50Minutes.fr
Language: French
Release Date: July 23, 2015

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Lafayette en moins d’une heure ! Parti en Amérique contre la volonté de son entourage et même du roi, Lafayette, tout juste âgé de 20 ans, se lance à corps perdu dans la guerre d’indépendance. Son engagement précoce, son indéfectibilité...
Cover of On Provence
by Henry James
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014

Meander through Provence in the company of Henry James with this vivid collection of travel writing taken from his little-known book A Little Tour in France In 1882, a year after the publication of his wildly successful The Portrait of a Lady, which dealt with the difficulties faced by American...
Cover of The Ultimate Marie Antoinette Collection
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Marie Antoinette•Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Arthur Leon Imbert de Saint-Amand•Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France by Jeanne Louise Henriette Campan•Secret Court Memoirs of Louis XVI and the Royal...
Cover of A Chateau of One's Own: Restoration Misadventures in France
by Sam Juneau
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2007

Sam and Bud were ordinary first-time homebuyers in their early thirties. Their intention, in moving to France, was to create a simple life in a place where they could spend time with their children. The home they actually bought was a 17th century chateau in the Loire valley with over thirty rooms. Chateau...
Cover of Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

The Emperor of France

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Napoleon Bonaparte in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Napoleon Bonaparte. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, France was in a state of division and anarchy, and in desperate...
Cover of Talleyrand

Talleyrand

L'art diplomatique du diable boiteux

by Romain Parmentier, 50Minutes.fr
Language: French
Release Date: September 25, 2015

**Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Talleyrand en moins d’une heure ! ** Rien ne prédestinait Talleyrand à devenir ce diplomate de génie qui connaîtra pas moins de huit régimes différents. C’est que, né avec un handicap au pied, ses parents ont préféré l’orienter vers...
Cover of Saint Louis

Saint Louis

Un roi chrétien à la base de la justice moderne

by Raphaël Coune, 50Minutes.fr
Language: French
Release Date: April 4, 2016

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur saint Louis en moins d’une heure ! Lorsqu’en 1226 le jeune Louis IX succède à son père sur le trône de France, personne ne se doute encore que ce jeune garçon âgé de 12 ans deviendra un jour l’un des plus grands rois de son histoire....
Cover of Louis XIV et l'apogée de l'absolutisme

Louis XIV et l'apogée de l'absolutisme

Entre rayonnement européen et misère du peuple français

by Thomas Melchers, 50Minutes.fr
Language: French
Release Date: June 26, 2017

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur le règne de Louis XIV en moins d'une heure ! Lorsque son père, Louis XIII, décède, le jeune Louis n'est alors âgé que de 4 ans. Sacré roi en 1654, il gouverne seul dès 1661, à la mort de son parrain et professeur, le cardinal Mazarin....
Cover of About France (Or, Why the French are So French)
by Joseph Harriss
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018

In this collection of articles, the veteran international journalist Joseph Harriss provides profiles and analysis of French icons and institutions ranging from the Académie Française and the Foreign Legion, to the Concorde supersonic airliner and the Crazy Horse Saloon. With a lively mix of wit...
Cover of Chateau and Country Life in France
by Mary King Waddington
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012

Mary King Waddington was an American author who married a French diplomat. This is her tale of moving to live in France.
Cover of Marseille, France Travel Guide - What To See & Do
by Kenneth Humphrey
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012

  Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Marseille, France.
Cover of Cannes, France Travel Guide - What To See & Do
by Jeremy Christie
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2012

  Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Cannes, France.
Cover of Marseille (France) Travel Guide - Tiki Travel
by Tiki Travel
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2012

Marseille (France) Travel Guide - Tiki Travel The Tiki Travel guides use the text from WikiTravel.org, a complete and reliable worldwide travel guide written and edited by Wikitravellers from around the globe. An active table of contents enables users to jump directly to the section selected....
Cover of Sur la voie glorieuse
by Anatole France
Language: French
Release Date: October 11, 2016

Sur la voie glorieuse est un essai sur la guerre 14-18 de l'écrivain français Anatole France (1844 – 1924). Ce livre se veut une critique sociale inscrite en plein dans la Première Guerre mondiale. Il est dédié à la mémoire de Jean-Pierre Barbier, mort au champ d'honneur le 26 décembre...
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