558 p., [48] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 519-537) and index
Pt. 1. The way over ; Voilà Paris! ; Morse at the Louvre ; The medicals -- pt. 2. American sensations ; Change at hand ; A city transformed ; Bound to succeed -- pt. 3. Under seige ; Madness ; Paris again ; The Farragut ; Genius in abundance ; Au revoir, Paris!
McCullough mixes famous and obscure names and delivers capsule biographies of everyone to produce a colorful parade of educated, Victorian-era American travelers and their life-changing experiences in Paris