Introduction : the age of world wars -- Triumphant arrivals -- Reluctant hosts -- The Sacco-Vanzetti riots -- Prefect Chiappe's purging of Paris -- Legionnaires on parade -- The expatriates reconsidered -- Epilogue : the beginning of American innocence
Summary
Americans often look back on Paris between the world wars as a charming escape from the enduring inequalities and reactionary politics of the United States. In this bold and original study, Brooke Blower shows that nothing could be further from the truth. She reveals the breadth of American activities in the capital, the lessons visitors drew from their stay, and the passionate responses they elicited from others. For many sojourners-not just for the most famous expatriate artists and writers- Paris served as an important crossroads, a place where Americans reimagined their position in the wor
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-340) and index
