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Lafayette In America, In 1824 And 1825 : Journal Of A Voyage To The United States

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by Auguste Levasseur ; translated by Alan R. Hoffman
Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, Lafayette Press, 2006
Description
Originally published in French in 1829, this is a journal of General Lafayette’s tour of all 24 United States. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, · marquis de, · 1757-1834 · Travel · United States · Friends and associates · Levasseur, Auguste · Diaries · Description and travel · Social life and customs · 19th century · History · Revolution, 1775-1783 · Anniversaries, etc · Relations · France · Levasseur, Auguste · Hoffman, Alan R
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(LOWER LEVEL) E207.L2 L413 2006 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E207.L2 L413 2006	AVAILABLE

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The Mapmaker’s Wife : A True Tale Of Love, Murder, And Survival In The Amazon

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Robert Whitaker
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Book, Delta trade pbk. ed, Delta Trade Paperbacks, 2005
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Victims of a tangled web of international politics, Jean Godin and Isabel Grames (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Godin des Odonais, Isabelle de Grandmaison, · b. 1728? · Travel · Amazon River Region · Godin des Odonais, Jean, · 1712-1792 · Mission géodésique (France) · Scientific expeditions · Ecuador · History · 18th century · Description and travel · Biography · France · Whitaker, Robert
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(LOWER LEVEL) F2546 .W46 2005 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	F2546 .W46 2005	AVAILABLE

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The Wisdom Of Donkeys : Finding Tranquility In A Chaotic World

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Andy Merrifield
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Book, 1st U.S. ed, Walker & Company, 2008
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The purposeful pace of the journey and the understated nobility of Gribouille, his humble donkey companion, allowed him to confront himself as well as to consider the larger mysteries of life—insight he now shares in his enchanting book, The Wisdom of Donkeys. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Merrifield, Andy · Travel · France · Auvergne · Donkeys · Country life · Peace of mind · Auvergne (France) · Social life and customs · Description and travel · Merrifield, Andy
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(LOWER LEVEL) DC611.A942 M493 2008 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	DC611.A942 M493 2008	AVAILABLE

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The Discovery Of France : A Historical Geography From The Revolution To The First World War

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Graham Robb
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Book, 1st American ed, Norton, 2007
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- Table of contents only
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A narrative of exploration?full of strange landscapes and even stranger inhabitants?that explains the enduring fascination of France. The Discovery of France explains how the modern nation came to be and how poorly understood that nation still is today. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Cities and towns · France · History · Historical geography · Description and travel · Robb, Graham, 1958-
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(LOWER LEVEL) DC20.5 .R63 2007 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	DC20.5 .R63 2007	AVAILABLE

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A Journey Into Matisse’s South Of France

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Laura McPhee
Publication Details
Book, Roaring Forties Press, 2006
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Description
For more than (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Matisse, Henri, · 1869-1954 · Homes and haunts · France, Southern · Artists · France · Biography · France, Southern · Description and travel · McPhee, Laura
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(UPPER LEVEL) N6853.M33 M47 2006 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	N6853.M33 M47 2006	AVAILABLE

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The Path To Rome

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Hilaire Belloc
Publication Details
Book, Dover Publications, 2005
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France · Description and travel · Switzerland · Italy · Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953
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(LOWER LEVEL) D919 .B44 2005 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	D919 .B44 2005	AVAILABLE

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Provence : Art, Architecture, Landscape

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edited by Rolf Toman ; text by Christian Freigang ; photographs by Achim Bednorz
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Book, Könemann, 2000
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Architecture · France · Provence · Art · Landscape · Provence (France) · Description and travel · Freigang, Christian · Toman, Rolf · Bednorz, Achim, 1947-
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) NA1049.P8 P76 2000 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	NA1049.P8 P76 2000	AVAILABLE

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Markets Of Provence : A Culinary Tour Of Southern France

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text by Dixon Long ; recipes by Ruthanne Long ; photographs by David Wakely ; foreword by Patricia Wells
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Book, CollinsPublishersSanFrancisco, 1996
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Tour the markets of seven towns while exploring the role of the market in Provencal life, plus receive dozens of insider tips as the authors focus on food, present information on regional and seasonal specialties (with recipes in every chapter), wines, restaurants, and picnic spots. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Cookery, French · Provençal style · Cookery · France · Provence · Farmers’ markets · Provence (France) · Social life and customs · Description and travel · Long, Dixon · Long, Ruthanne
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(UPPER LEVEL) TX719.2.P75 L66 1996 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	TX719.2.P75 L66 1996	AVAILABLE

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Americans In Paris : A Literary Anthology

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Adam Gopnik, editor
Publication Details
Book, Library of America, 2004
Description
From the earliest years of the American republic, Paris has provoked an extraordinary American literary response. Including stories, letters, memoirs, and journalism, Americans in Paris distills three centuries of vigorous, glittering, and powerfully emotional writing about the place that Henry James called ?the most brilliant city in the world.? Americans in Paris is a diverse and constantly engaging mosaic, full of revealing cultural gulfs and misunderstandings, personal and literary experimentation, and profound moments of self-discovery. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Americans · France · Paris · Literary collections · History · Sources · American literature · Paris (France) · Description and travel · Gopnik, Adam
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS509.P28 A47 2004 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS509.P28 A47 2004	AVAILABLE

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Something To Declare

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Julian Barnes
Publication Details
Book, Picador, 2002
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France · Description and travel · Social life and customs · Barnes, Julian
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(LOWER LEVEL) DC33.7 .B315 2002 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	DC33.7 .B315 2002	AVAILABLE

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Jefferson Abroad

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edited by Douglas L. Wilson and Lucia Stanton
Publication Details
Book, Modern Library ed, Modern Library, 1999
Description
In July 1784, Thomas Jefferson, recently appointed to represent the American Congress in Paris, sailed from Boston with his daughter Martha, bound for France. “By the time he returned to America in 1789,” they write, “Paris–with its music, its architecture, its savants and salons, its leanings and enlightenments, not to mention its elegant social life and distinctive sexual mores–had worked its enchantments on this rigidly self-controlled Virginia gentleman, and had stimulated him to say and do and write remarkable things.” (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Jefferson, Thomas, · 1743-1826 · Correspondence · Homes and haunts · France · Paris · Travel · Europe · Presidents · United States · Diplomats · Paris (France) · Intellectual life · 18th century · Description and travel · Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 · Wilson, Douglas L · Stanton, Lucia C
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(LOWER LEVEL) E332.45 .J44 1999 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E332.45 .J44 1999	AVAILABLE

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Journal Du Voyage De Siam Fait En 1685 & 1686

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par M. L’Abbé de Choisy. Précédé d’une étude par Maurice Garçon
Publication Details
Book, Éditions Duchartre & Van Buggenhoudt, 1930
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Voyages and travels · Thailand · Description and travel · Foreign relations · France · Choisy, 1644-1724
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(LOWER LEVEL) DS564 .C56 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	DS564 .C56	AVAILABLE

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Plus ça Change — : For The Love Of France

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William D. Romey
Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, Ash Lad Press, 1996
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St. Lawrence University. · International and Intercultural studies · France Program · Foreign study · France · Description and travel · Romey, William D., 1930-
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(LOWER LEVEL) DC29 .R65 1996 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	DC29 .R65 1996	AVAILABLE

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Flavors Of The Riviera : Discovering Real Mediterranean Cooking

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Colman Andrews
Publication Details
Book, Bantam Books, 1996
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Cookery, Italian · Cookery, French · Cookery · Italy · Riviera · France · Liguria (Italy) · Description and travel · Nice (France) · Andrews, Colman
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(UPPER LEVEL) TX723 .A53 1996 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	TX723 .A53 1996	AVAILABLE

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The Secret Life Of The Seine

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Mort Rosenblum
Publication Details
Book, Addison-Wesley, 1994
Description
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. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Rosenblum, Mort · Travel · France · Seine River Valley · Boats and boating · Seine River · River life · Seine River Valley (France) · Description and travel · Social life and customs · Rosenblum, Mort
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(LOWER LEVEL) DC611.S461 R67 1994 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	DC611.S461 R67 1994	AVAILABLE

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