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The Greater Journey
Americans in Paris
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Book Summary
The best-selling author of 1776 tells the story of the generations of American artists, writers and doctors who traveled to Paris — the intellectual, scientific and artistic capital of the Western world — fell in love with the city and its people, and changed America through what they learned there.
Awards and Recognition
1 week on NPR Paperback Nonfiction Bestseller List
20 weeks on NPR Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List
Genres:
This book is about:
- Authors, American,
- Intellectuals,
- Paris (France),
- Paris,
- France,
- Americans,
- 19th century,
- History,
- Biography,
- Artists
NPR stories about The Greater Journey
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