This is the account of how many forward thinking Americans, artists, doctors, politicians, architects, feminists, came to Paris in the 19th century to get an education, and brought their knowledge back to America to build a stronger republic. The book gives a vivid picture of the early connections between France and the United States, and of the transatlantic friendships that developed at the time when telegraph, steam power and photography were invented. Many American icons are shown in their most humble humanity, at a time when they, like you, were learning the language of Voltaire.
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