Saint-Germain-des-Pres : Paris's rebel quarter / John Baxter.
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TextSeries: Baxter, John, Great Parisian neighborhoods ; Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 235 pages : illustrations, map ; 18 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062431905Subject(s): Saint-Germain-des-Pres (Paris, France : Quarter) -- History | Saint-Germain-des-Pres (Paris, France : Quarter) -- Description and travel | Saint-Germain-des-Pres (Paris, France : Quarter) -- Social life and customs | Saint-Germain-des-Pres (Paris, France : Quarter) | Paris (France) -- HistoryDDC classification: 944/.361 Summary: For many years, Saint-Germain-des-Pres has been a stronghold of sans culottes, a refuge to artists, a paradise for bohemians. It's where Marat printed L'Ami du Peuple and Thomas Paine wrote The Rights of Man. Napoleon, Hemingway, and Sartre have all called it home. Descartes is buried there. Now bestselling author and Paris expert John Baxter takes readers and travellers on a narrative tour of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, which is also where Baxter makes his home. Part-history, part-guidebook, Saint-Germain-des-Pres is a fresh look at one of the City of Light's most iconic quarters, and a delight for new tourists and Paris veterans alike.
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Includes index.
For many years, Saint-Germain-des-Pres has been a stronghold of sans culottes, a refuge to artists, a paradise for bohemians. It's where Marat printed L'Ami du Peuple and Thomas Paine wrote The Rights of Man. Napoleon, Hemingway, and Sartre have all called it home. Descartes is buried there. Now bestselling author and Paris expert John Baxter takes readers and travellers on a narrative tour of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, which is also where Baxter makes his home. Part-history, part-guidebook, Saint-Germain-des-Pres is a fresh look at one of the City of Light's most iconic quarters, and a delight for new tourists and Paris veterans alike.
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