The Road from the Past: Traveling through History in France

Paperback - 25 April, 1996 - Harvest Books
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By: Ina Caro
ISBN: 0156003635

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Now someone else can read the library copy!

We are planning our second long driving tour of France, and having visited many of the places she details, have found Ina Caro's book to be engaging and immensely informative. I like being able to place "sights seen" in an historic perspective and this book is genius at doing just that. Now I've purchased my own copy -- having renewed the library version twice this Spring, and having read it prior to our 2003 trip as well. We don't need guidebooks to help us find hotels or restaurants anymore. THIS is my kind of guidebook, and it will never be "out-of-date!"

A Great Planning Guide for Traveling French History

Caro's guide is unique and she provided me suggestions about places to see, and not see, that were very helpful. Some other reviewers were annoyed with her personal travel narratives, but I found them interesting. Her method of how to visit France, by traveling though its history chronologically was very good. In the end, I was able to use her book as the basis for planning my own two week trip. I am a college history professor, and her insights and recommendations about how to travel were very helpful.

The Road From The Past - a very disappointing book

Despite the her extensive bibilography at the end of the book, Caro's research is at best superficial. In fact, she seems to have relied a great deal on the Michelin guide to the Dordogne. The author also has a tendency to insert herself into the story in an annoyingly coy manner. Not recommended.

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