{"product_id":"9780802716958-secondhand-metro-stop-paris-an-underground-history-of-the-city-of-light","title":"Metro Stop Paris: An Underground History of the City of Light","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition.  See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.  A description of our secondhand books is not always available.  Please contact  us if you have a question about this title.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Gregor Dallas\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFormat: Hardback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNumber of Pages: 262\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA history of Paris in twelve metro stops.  Metro Stop Paris recounts the extraordinary and colorful history of the City of Light, by way of twelve Metro stops--a voyage across both space and time. At each stop a Parisian building, or street, or tomb or landmark sparks a story that holds particular significance for that area of the city.   Dallas takes us to the jazz cellars and literary cafes of Montparnasse and Saint-Germain-des-Pres; the catacombs at Hell's Gate; and the Opera during the days of Claude Debussy. A darker side of Paris emerges at the Trocadero stop and a charitable side at the Gare du Nord, which highlights the work of Saint Vincent de Paul. Finally, our journey ends at Pere-Lachaise cemetery with the little-known story of Oscar Wilde's curious involvement in the Dreyfus affair, one of France's greatest legal scandals. From Hell (the Denfert-Rochereau stop on the south side of the city) to Heaven (the Gare du Nord at the north end of Paris), Metro Stop Paris carries readers on a journey of the heart and mind.  Metro Stop Paris is a thinker's guide to Paris made up of \"slices of life,\" little vignettes drawn from Paris's two thousand years of history. Taken separately, these are charming historic tales about a city known and loved by many, but read as a whole Metro Stop Paris goes straight to the heart of what is quintessentially Parisian.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44114028101851,"sku":"9780802716958-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/products\/9780802716958-us-300.jpg?v=1684577263","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780802716958-secondhand-metro-stop-paris-an-underground-history-of-the-city-of-light","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}