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Great book about the Americans who went to France during the nineteenth century and what they brought back to the states upon their return. It is interesting to find out about the educators, artists, doctors, and writers that studied and rested in Paris. Paris was a creative place for the arts to flourish at this time and many people from other nations came and took advantage of the courses offered in the various disciplines to grow personally and professionally. It is interesting that many of o
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The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, 1830-1900 by David McCullough
558 pages
★★★★
Details from Amazon: In 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.
I love non-fiction , especially history, so it’s a sh ...more
558 pages
★★★★
Details from Amazon: In 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.
I love non-fiction , especially history, so it’s a sh ...more
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The Greater Journey – David McCullough
4 stars
This book was different from other McCullough books that I’ve read. It was not about a specific individual, like John Adams or Teddy Roosevelt. And it wasn’t about a specific event as in The Johnstown Flood. It was a name dropping, who’s who of influential Americans who traveled to Paris between 1830 and 1900. I began with the audio book, but as much as I enjoy both McCullough and Edward Herman as readers, I found the anecdotal nature of the text dif ...more
4 stars
This book was different from other McCullough books that I’ve read. It was not about a specific individual, like John Adams or Teddy Roosevelt. And it wasn’t about a specific event as in The Johnstown Flood. It was a name dropping, who’s who of influential Americans who traveled to Paris between 1830 and 1900. I began with the audio book, but as much as I enjoy both McCullough and Edward Herman as readers, I found the anecdotal nature of the text dif ...more
Informative book for people who have never heard of France and/or the 19th century.
Overly long travel brochure for the rest of us.
Overly long travel brochure for the rest of us.
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