The Greater Journey : Americans in Paris (Paperback)

from jcbrunner

David McCullough is the Thomas Kinkade of non-fiction, a masterful inspirational storyteller. This time, McCullough offers his American readers an introduction to 19th century French history, made enjoyable by presenting it through Yankee eyes. The growing disconnect between Europe and the US is ...

from dchaikin

44. The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris (Audio Book) by David G. McCullough, narrated by Edward Herrmann & David G. McCullough (2011, 861 pages in paper format, listened to Sep 13-29) This was coup for audio books for me - an 800 page book I never would have touched in paper form, and yet I l...

from jnwelch

We all love Paris, right, even though it's filled with French people? (I suspect many French might say something similar in connection with the U.S.). Our country's history is so intertwined with Paris and France - e.g. the critical help of the French in the American Revolution, and Americans lik...

from wdwilson3

Not my favorite McCullough by a long shot, but very informative in spots. With a backdrop of 19th century Paris, McCullough provides biographies of some of the Americans whose lives were altered by their time there. I had a very rudimentary understanding of 19th century French history, so the bac...

from laytonwoman3rd

I can't imagine a better combination than history written by David McCullough and read to me by Ed Hermann. This fairly long work has been going in my car since last year, and I came to the end of it yesterday. It was fascinating. It covers the Parisian adventures of several Americans who visited...