The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
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Authors: David Mccullough
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McCullough, David G.
The greater journey : Americans in Paris/
David McCullough. —1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
p. cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Americans—France—Paris—History—19th century.
2. Intellectuals—France—Paris—History—19th century.
3. Artists—France—Paris—History—19th century.
4. Authors, American—France—Paris—History—19th century.
5. Physicians—France—Paris—History—19th century.
6. Paris (France)—Intellectual life—19th century.
7. Americans—France—Paris—Biography 8. Paris (France)—Biography.
9. Paris (France)—Relations—United States.
10. United States—Relations—France—Paris. I. Title.
DC718.A44M39 2011
920.009213044361—dc22 2010053001
ISBN 978-1-4165-7176-6
ISBN 978-1-4165-7689-1 (ebook)
The illustration facing the title page is
Man at the Window
by Gustave Caillebotte; on p. 1: the exterior of Notre-Dame; on p. 137: the Place Vendôme; on p. 265: the Eiffel Tower under construction. The front endpaper is the rue de Rivoli; the back endpaper is avenue de l’Opéra.
Pages 559-560 constitute an extension of the copyright page.
For Rosalee
For we constantly deal with practical problems, with moulders, contractors, derricks, stonemen, trucks, rubbish, plasterers, and what-not-else, all the while trying to soar into the blue.
—
AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS
