tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080048310531382107.post2886416686421171060..comments2024-03-10T01:10:10.966-08:00Comments on Diana Wilder ...about myself, by myself...: How Paris Became Paris - A Book Review for The Cephalopod Coffeehouse: September 2014 Diana Wilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080048310531382107.post-26028096899567029912014-09-28T03:31:56.946-07:002014-09-28T03:31:56.946-07:00Hi Diana .. this seems to be a fascinating book th...Hi Diana .. this seems to be a fascinating book that I'd enjoy - love the thought of all that history, while weaving together Paris' beginnings and subsequent rise to capital of a nation ... thanks for writing it up .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080048310531382107.post-8945858953261889222014-09-27T05:29:47.927-07:002014-09-27T05:29:47.927-07:00I love cultural history - so much more interesting...I love cultural history - so much more interesting than the usual political/military endless list of names and dates one typically gets. The rise of France in the 17th century was an important shift in European history, as you say.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080048310531382107.post-60571542984060426682014-09-26T08:44:32.699-07:002014-09-26T08:44:32.699-07:00Thanks for visiting! I enjoyed it. I hadn't ...Thanks for visiting! I enjoyed it. I hadn't expected to, but it isn't dry. Her other books seem pretty good, too, so I'm off to pick up one or two more. ...of course, I could just save my money and visit Paris...Diana Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080048310531382107.post-4380487132605856642014-09-26T08:31:19.675-07:002014-09-26T08:31:19.675-07:00I love Paris and have visited a couple of times bu...I love Paris and have visited a couple of times but didn't know the history so I'll look out for this book. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080048310531382107.post-18908176110951401152014-09-26T06:28:31.466-07:002014-09-26T06:28:31.466-07:00Hm... That other one sounds pretty interesting. ...Hm... That other one sounds pretty interesting. Off to click and read. Thanks!Diana Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1080048310531382107.post-39507893738985690642014-09-26T06:14:44.747-07:002014-09-26T06:14:44.747-07:00Interesting coincidence: at least two of the blogg...Interesting coincidence: at least two of the bloggers have done posts about cities - Janie Junebug's is about the women of the "Secret City": Oak Ridge, TN.<br /><br />Great review!Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.com