Paris and the River Seine : A History.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janin, Hunt.

Contributor:

Sheehan, Nicole.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seine River (France)--History.

Seine River (France).

Seine River (France)--Description and travel.

Paris (France)--History.

Paris (France).

Paris (France)--Description and travel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2024.

Summary:

"The intertwined histories of Paris and of the River Seine are interesting but complicated. It is the Seine, however with all its ports, bridges, boats, commerce, monuments, and vistas, that has always been the keystone in the arch of Paris life, both in the past and now in the present. The great French medievalist Jean Favier (1932-2014) summed up its story in just six words: "Paris is born of the Seine." Paris may be known today as "The City of Light" but, like most big cities, it also has a sordid side. This book is unique because it introduces to the reader not only the rich and the famous of Paris, but also some of "the unknown people of the Seine." These latter include traders, police officers, millers, fishermen, charlatans, monkey handlers, jugglers, water carriers, and the homeless men searching through the cold mud of the Seine trying to find a small gold ornament of some kind lost by a rich traveler passing by in a boat."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Preface

Introduction

1. Welcome to the Seine

2. From the Beginnings of Paris

3. Viking Raids in France

4. Money Changes Hands

5. The Seine in the Hundred Years War

6. A World Heritage Cultural Site and the Bridges (Ponts) Over the Seine in Paris

7. Île ­Saint-Louis

8. The Glory of ­Notre-Dame de Paris

9. The ­Sainte-Chapelle

10. Pont Neuf

11. The Louvre

12. The Musée d'Orsay

13. The Place de la Concorde and Louis XVI

14. The Petit Palais

15. The Grand Palais

16. The Eiffel Tower

17. Bateau Mouche Excursion Boats

18. Illustrations and Descriptions of the River Seine

19. The Latin Quarter and Peter Abelard

20. The Riverbanks (Berges) of the Seine in Paris

21. The Brigade Fluviale (River Police) of Paris

22. The Bloody Seine

23. The Unknown Woman of the Seine

24. The "Thirty Glorious Years"

25. Paris and the ­Man-Made Evolution of the Seine Basin

26. The Old Ports of Paris

27. Haropa Port

28. The Likely Future of the Seine

29. The Seine and the English Channel

30. Suburban Villages Along the Seine

31. New Crews for European River Transport

Conclusions

A Chronology

Appendix 1. The Seine and Architecture in Paris

Appendix 2. The Mona Lisa

Appendix 3. The ­Paris-Area Canals

Appendix 4. Tug Boats on the Seine

Appendix 5. Shipping Along the Seine in Paris

Appendix 6. The Tidal Wave of the Seine

Appendix 7. Medieval Transport of Wine and Grain by River

Appendix 8. The First Iron Steamship to Reach Paris

Appendix 9. The Inland Waterways Museum on the Seine

Appendix 10. Mercenaries Along the Seine

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-5278-3