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Noted travel writer Matthew Stevenson sets out by train and bicycle from his home in Geneva, Switzerland, and rides from the battlefields of the Franco-Prussian War around Sedan to Paris, Tours, and Biarritz.

The book is an easy blend of travel, diplomatic history, literature, and French politics.

Along the way Stevenson sees the trenches around Verdun, the siege lines at Sedan, the cities of Paris and Orleans, and the haunts of Biarrtiz, which so enticed German Chancellor Bismarck.

Stevenson writes with empathy and humor, making him the ideal companion for this little tour of France.

Biking with Bismarck: A Little Tour in France

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    Publisher: Odysseus Books
    Publication Date: 06/03/2021
    ISBN13: 9780997058048, 978-0997058048
    ISBN10: 997058048

    Number of Pages: 134

    Non Fiction , Travel & Transport

    Description

    Noted travel writer Matthew Stevenson sets out by train and bicycle from his home in Geneva, Switzerland, and rides from the battlefields of the Franco-Prussian War around Sedan to Paris, Tours, and Biarritz.

    The book is an easy blend of travel, diplomatic history, literature, and French politics.

    Along the way Stevenson sees the trenches around Verdun, the siege lines at Sedan, the cities of Paris and Orleans, and the haunts of Biarrtiz, which so enticed German Chancellor Bismarck.

    Stevenson writes with empathy and humor, making him the ideal companion for this little tour of France.

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