Table of Contents Preface Introduction: Setting the Stage 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: The Combined Ports of Le Havre, Rouen, and Paris 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: The Jewel in the Crown 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.