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Books : Walks Through Lost Paris: A Journey Into the Heart of Historic ParisIn association with Amazon.comby: Leonard Pitt  List Price: $22.00 Amazon.com's Price: $14.96 You Save: $7.04 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 711.40944361 EAN: 9781593761035 ISBN: 1593761031 Label: Shoemaker & Hoard Manufacturer: Shoemaker & Hoard Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: May 24, 2006 Publisher: Shoemaker & Hoard Studio: Shoemaker & Hoard Sales Rank: 20655 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: When he discovered that the city he lived in for many years was actually entirely rebuilt during the mid-1800s, Leonard Pitt plunged into Paris's history and began photographing what he learned had changed. Eventually, he led tours and gave lectures on the demolition and reconstruction that changed the city forever. Walks Through Lost Paris chronicles Paris's great periods of urban reconstruction through four walking tours. With a special focus on the work of Georges-Eugene Haussmann, this book provides a history of each site along with the motives behind the urban redesign and the reactions of Parisians who witnessed it. Detailed maps take the traveler through a city whose changes were captured by photographers and artists in each stage. Hundreds of color photos, diagrams, and engravings splendidly survey the massive transformation that resulted in the Paris of today. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Make it bigger please!Walks Through Lost Paris: A Journey Into the Heart of Historic Paris This is a wonderful book, except for one thing. It is so small that the maps are almost unreadable, and the print is not so easy to read either. I've been to Paris twice and walked through all four areas in the book before, but the book opened my eyes to a lot of history and details I'm looking forward to seeing first hand. I am taking it to Paris in a couple weeks, and I'm looking forward to the walks, but I'm going ... Read More Rating: - book purchaseI received the book in very good condition and came very well wrapped and quickly. I am very satisfied with it. Rating: - Absorbing history of the city and its developmentWhether one takes the recommended walks or just reads the words, this is a great little book, full of wonderful then and now photos (I especially like the photo of the people in the boat on Rue Jacob during the flood of 1910--see the hats!) and interesting discussions of how Paris came to be what we see today, how sections of the city were saved by those who loved them, and how other sectors were changed and updated. I have a number of walks-around-Paris books, some written for Parisians themselves, ... Read More Rating: - Paris revisitedIf you love Paris (and who doesn't?) you'll appreciate this book. It takes us over well-trod streets, past ancient buildings, and brings them alive by examining their past. Atget documented Paris as it was; this book predates that. Rating: - Beautiful & Original BookBeautifully produced book with superb use of 19th century & current photos to show changes in Paris locations pre & post Haussmann. A great read for anyone who loves & knows Paris, and doubles as an "advanced" and specialized walking guide for those lucky enough to be on site. Browse for similar items by category:
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