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The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
David McCullough
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Description for The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris
Paperback. Now in paperback, the bestseller from author David McCullough-the enthralling story of the Americans who journeyed to Paris between 1830 and 1900. Num Pages: 576 pages, 3-16-pp 4-c inserts, 2 endpaper maps. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 876.
After risking the hazardous journey across the Atlantic, these Americans embarked on a greater journey in the City of Light. That they achieved so much for themselves and their country profoundly altered American history.
Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, was one of this intrepid band. Another was Charles Sumner, who would become the most powerful, unyielding voice for abolition in the U.S. Senate.
Writers Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, and Henry James were all "discovering" Paris, marveling at the treasures in the Louvre, or out with the Sunday throngs strolling the ... Read more
After risking the hazardous journey across the Atlantic, these Americans embarked on a greater journey in the City of Light. That they achieved so much for themselves and their country profoundly altered American history.
Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, was one of this intrepid band. Another was Charles Sumner, who would become the most powerful, unyielding voice for abolition in the U.S. Senate.
Writers Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, and Henry James were all "discovering" Paris, marveling at the treasures in the Louvre, or out with the Sunday throngs strolling the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781416571773
SKU
V9781416571773
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 8 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About David McCullough
David McCullough (1933–2022) twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, The Wright Brothers, and The Pioneers. He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the ... Read more
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