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The Greater Journey

Americans in Paris

by David McCullough

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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.

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10 weeks on NPR Paperback Nonfiction Bestseller List

20 weeks on NPR Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller List

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