The Resource Paris at the end of the world : the City of Light during the Great War, 1914-1918, John Baxter
Paris at the end of the world : the City of Light during the Great War, 1914-1918, John Baxter
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- Summary
- A preeminent writer on Paris, John Baxter brilliantly brings to life one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in the city's history. During World War I, the terrifying sounds of the nearby front could be heard from inside the French capital; Germany's "Paris Gun" and enemy aviators routinely bombarded the city. And yet in its darkest hour, the City of Light blazed more brightly than ever. Its taxis shuttled troops to the front; its great railway stations received reinforcements from across the world; its grand museums and cathedrals housed the wounded; and the Eiffel Tower hummed at all hours, relaying messages to and from the trenches. At night, Parisians lived with urgency and without inhibition, embracing the lush and the libertine. The rich hosted parties that depleted their wine cellars of the finest vintages. Artists such as Pablo Picasso achieved new creative heights. And the war brought a wave of foreigners to the city for the first time, including Ernest Hemingway and Baxter's own grandfather, Archie, whose diaries he uses to reconstruct a soldier's-eye view of the war years
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- ix, 402 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9780062221407
- Label
- Paris at the end of the world : the City of Light during the Great War, 1914-1918
- Title
- Paris at the end of the world
- Title remainder
- the City of Light during the Great War, 1914-1918
- Statement of responsibility
- John Baxter
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A preeminent writer on Paris, John Baxter brilliantly brings to life one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in the city's history. During World War I, the terrifying sounds of the nearby front could be heard from inside the French capital; Germany's "Paris Gun" and enemy aviators routinely bombarded the city. And yet in its darkest hour, the City of Light blazed more brightly than ever. Its taxis shuttled troops to the front; its great railway stations received reinforcements from across the world; its grand museums and cathedrals housed the wounded; and the Eiffel Tower hummed at all hours, relaying messages to and from the trenches. At night, Parisians lived with urgency and without inhibition, embracing the lush and the libertine. The rich hosted parties that depleted their wine cellars of the finest vintages. Artists such as Pablo Picasso achieved new creative heights. And the war brought a wave of foreigners to the city for the first time, including Ernest Hemingway and Baxter's own grandfather, Archie, whose diaries he uses to reconstruct a soldier's-eye view of the war years
- Cataloging source
- UKMGB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1939-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Baxter, John
- Dewey number
- 944.3610814
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D524.7.F8
- LC item number
- B39 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- World War, 1914-1918
- Paris (France)
- Label
- Paris at the end of the world : the City of Light during the Great War, 1914-1918, John Baxter
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn872700705
- Dimensions
- 18 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- ix, 402 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062221407
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)872700705
- Label
- Paris at the end of the world : the City of Light during the Great War, 1914-1918, John Baxter
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn872700705
- Dimensions
- 18 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- ix, 402 pages
- Isbn
- 9780062221407
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)872700705
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