{"product_id":"paris-at-the-end-of-john-baxter-9780062221407","title":"Paris at the End of the World: The City of Light During the Great War, 1914-1918","description":"\u003cp\u003eA preeminent writer on Paris, John Baxter brilliantly brings to life one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in the city's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1914 through 1918 the terrifying sounds of World War I could be heard from inside the French capital. For four years, Paris lived under constant threat of destruction. And yet in its darkest hour, the City of Light blazed more brightly than ever. It's taxis shuttled troops to the front; its great railway stations received reinforcements from across the world; the grandest museums and cathedrals housed the wounded, and the Eiffel Tower hummed at all hours relaying messages to and from the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt night, Parisians lived with urgency and without inhibition. Artists like 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 used to reconstruct a soldier's-eye view of the war years. A revelatory achievement, \u003cem\u003eParis at the End of the World\u003c\/em\u003e shows how this extraordinary period was essential in forging the spirit of the city beloved today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Baxter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 006222140X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062221407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2014 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2014 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2014 pg. 48","brand":"John Baxter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302050197759,"sku":"9780062221407","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21737d8b-e3a6-44d1-8e95-6802a4f35aa9.jpg?v=1695159229","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paris-at-the-end-of-john-baxter-9780062221407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}