The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris

David McCullough

American historian David McCullough has written a compelling story about Americans who moved to Paris, France in the 19th century, seeking inspiration and experience in one of the world’s great cities.  They included Oliver Wendell Holmes, Charles Sumner and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

McCullourh profiles two artists with Boston Irish roots – painter George P.A. Healey and sculptor Augustus Saint Gaudens – who blossom as artists while in Paris.  He explores their artistic sensibilities and their respective Irish-American roots that nurtured their ambition and fueled their genius.

Simon & Schuster / May 2011 / $37.50