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Frenchwoman's Impressions of America (Hardcover)
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Frenchwoman's Impressions of America (Hardcover)
Series: Travel in America
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In a trip designed to raise funds for the "American Committee for
Devastated France," Comtesse Madeleine de Bryas and her sister
Jacqueline arrived in the United States in 1918. Although born,
raised, and educated in Paris, the sisters claimed to descend
directly from "two Signers of the Declaration of Independence of
America. George Clymer, our mother's great-grandfather, and George
Read, both being not only signers but also framers of the
Constitution of the United States." Acting in a post-World War I
diplomatic capacity, the sisters traveled the country over a period
of six months to give fund-raising speeches. In their published
work, they give their impressions of America, comparing American
culture and fashion to French, and generally highlight their great
appreciation of America, particularly American hospitality and
generosity. The sisters' tour took them across America-from New
York, to St. Louis, to San Francisco, and the Puget Sound, before
their return east to Washington, D.C.
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