Download or read book Discovery of France written by Graham Robb and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007-10-30 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative of exploration, this historical geography explains how the modern nation of France came to be and how poorly understood that nation still is today. Above all, it shows how much of France--past and present--remains to be discovered. Illustrated.