Now in paperback, the #1 New York Times bestseller from two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough—the enthralling story of the American painters, writers, sculptors, and doctors who journeyed to Paris between 1830 and 1900. After risking the hazardous journey across the Atlantic, these Americans embarked on a greater journey in the City of Light. That they achieved so much for themselves and their country profoundly altered American history. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, was one of this intrepid band. Another was Charles Sumner, who would become the most powerful, unyielding voice for abolition in the U.S. Senate. Writers Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, and Henry James were all “discovering” Paris, marveling at the treasures in the Louvre, or out with the Sunday throngs strolling the city’s boulevards and gardens. “At last I have come into a dreamland,” wrote Harriet Beecher Stowe, seeking escape from the notoriety Uncle Tom’s Cabin had brought her. McCullough tells this sweeping, fascinating story with power and intimacy, bringing us into the lives of remarkable men and women.

大卫·麦卡洛，美国著名历史学家，分别以《杜鲁门传》和《约翰· 亚当斯传》问鼎普利策奖。以《大海之路》和《马背上的早晨》两次问鼎国家图书奖。麦卡洛的著作还包括《1776》《大桥》《约翰斯敦的洪水》和《怀特兄弟传》等。已是耄耋之年的麦卡洛赢得了无数的奖项和荣誉，包括美国平民的最高荣誉—总统自由勋章。