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The once upon a time world : the dark and sparkling story of the French Riviera /

"Chronicling two-hundred years of glamour, intrigue, and hedonism, this rich and vivid history of the French Riviera features a vast cast of characters, from Pablo Picasso and Coco Chanel to Andre Matisse and James Baldwin. 1835, Lord Brougham founded Cannes, introducing bathing and the manicur...

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Main Author:	Miles, Jonathan, 1952- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Pegasus Books, Ltd., 2023
Edition:	First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Subjects:	Riviera (France) > History. Riviera (France) > Social life and customs. Visitors, Foreign > France > Riviera > History. Riviera (France) > Intellectual life. Côte d'Azur (France) > Histoire. Côte d'Azur (France) > Mœurs et coutumes. Visiteurs étrangers > France > Côte d'Azur > Histoire. Côte d'Azur (France) > Vie intellectuelle. HISTORY / Europe / France. Riviera (France) Informational works. Documents d'information.

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