The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough. "While I would argue it’s not McCullough’s best book (that would be his Teddy Roosevelt biography ‘Mornings on Hoseback’), it is McCullough so it has to be good. These are the new American doctors, artists, authors, cultural enthusiasts of the 19th century in Paris. A must read for history lovers. Tons of memorable tidbits of America’s favorites wrapped up in war and world diplomacy of the time."
