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David McCullough’s new work traces the journeys of a diverse group of ambitious Americans—dramatic poets, pioneering physicians, celebrated painters, and influential thinkers—who left home for Paris in the nineteenth century. From the first female American doctor, Elizabeth Blackwell, to abolitionist Charles Sumner, and from James Fenimore Cooper to Samuel F. B. Morse, the book presents concise biographies that illuminate the personal and professional transformations these figures experienced abroad. Through vivid detail, McCullough shows how their encounters with French culture and the political upheavals of the era, including the Franco‑Prussian War and the Paris Commune, profoundly influenced both their individual careers and the broader trajectory of American history.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: David McCullough
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