French War Brides: Mademoiselle & The American Soldier (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780984004331)

Following both World War I and II, about 6,500 Franco-American marriages took place between French mademoiselles and American soldiers, be they "doughboys" or GI's. These women, who came from different parts of France and diverse background, would later cross the Atlantic to join husbands, settle in various corners of America, suffer culture shock, and adapt to marriage in a foreign land of postwar plenty with varying degrees of success. Despite these difficulties, like many other immigrants, they got on with it and survived. As the compelling oral histories in this book show, most of them did, in their own way, live the American dream.

Author: Hilary Kaiser
ISBN-10: 0984004335
ISBN-13: 9780984004331
Publisher: Paris Writers Press
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2017
Pages: 244
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.55d