Description: David McCullough The Greater Journey Simon and Shuster, 2011 Early Uncorrected Proof of First Edition (Title does not yet contain "Americans in Paris" as seen in the final book.) Excellent condition with the lightest wear on the edges. Please see photos I pack really well.No ReturnsPlease let me know you need more info or additional photosIn The Greater Journey, David McCullough tells the enthralling, inspiring—and until now, untold—story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, and others who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900, hungry to learn and to excel in their work. What they achieved would profoundly alter American history. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, was one of this intrepid band. Another was Charles Sumner, whose encounters with black students at the Sorbonne inspired him to become the most powerful voice for abolition in the US Senate. Friends James Fenimore Cooper and Samuel F. B. Morse worked unrelentingly every day in Paris, Morse not only painting what would be his masterpiece, but also bringing home his momentous idea for the telegraph. Harriet Beecher Stowe traveled to Paris to escape the controversy generated by her book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Three of the greatest American artists ever—sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, painters Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent—flourished in Paris, inspired by French masters. Almost forgotten today, the heroic American ambassador Elihu Washburne bravely remained at his post through the Franco-Prussian War, the long Siege of Paris, and the nightmare of the Commune. His vivid diary account of the starvation and suffering endured by the people of Paris is published here for the first time. Telling their stories with power and intimacy, McCullough brings us into the lives of remarkable men and women who, in Saint-Gaudens’ phrase, longed “to soar into the blue.”
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Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Narrative Type: Fiction
Features: 1st Edition, Uncorrected Proof
Subjects: Biographies & True Stories
Book Title: Greater Journey : Americans in Paris
Number of Pages: 576 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 1.7 in
Topic: Cultural Heritage, Physicians, United States / 19th Century, Europe / France, International Relations / General, General, American / General, Modern / 19th Century, European
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Literary Criticism, Art, Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History, Medical
Item Weight: 37.8 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: David Mccullough
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
