The Seine : the river that made Paris

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"In the spring of 1978, as a young journalist in Paris, Elaine Sciolino was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river through its rich history and lively characters-a bargewoman, a riverbank bookseller, a houseboat- dweller, a famous cinematographer known for capturing...

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Main Author: Sciolino, Elaine
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., c2019.
Subjects:
Rivers > France > Paris.
Seine River Valley (France) > Description and travel.
Seine River Valley (France) > Social life and customs.
Paris (France) > Description and travel.
Table of Contents:
  • One
  • THE SEINE IS FRANCE
  • Poetry in Motion
  • The Most Romantic River in the World
  • The Main Street of France
  • Two
  • WESTWARD FROM BURGUNDY
  • The Ancient Source
  • The Legend of the River
  • Paths to Paris
  • Champagne on the Seine
  • Three
  • THE SPINE OF PARIS
  • It Started with a Canoe
  • The Beating Heart of Paris
  • Clean Enough for a Swim?
  • The Zen of Rowing and Fishing
  • Paris la Nuit
  • What's Sex Got to Do with It?
  • The Seine Also Rises
  • A Bend in the River
  • Scenes on the Seine-- River of Song
  • Capturing the Moment
  • Selling Books, Selling Dreams
  • Guardians of the Peace
  • The Unknown Woman of the Seine
  • Island-Hopping
  • Four
  • FROM CITY TO SEA
  • River of Light
  • The Port That Rivaled Paris
  • Tsunami on the Seine
  • Windmills and War
  • No End to the Seine?
  • Five
  • RIVER OF DREAMS
  • Reinventing the River
  • The Joy of Life.

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