Paris 1924 A Guide |
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| Author:
| Whitlam, Nicholas |
| ISBN: | 979-8-5395-7806-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2021 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $33.50 |
Book Description:
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What was it like to visit Paris one hundred years ago, in 1924, when it was the most exciting city in the world? Where were the best places to eat? Where was the nightlife? Where were the bordellos? What were the "Chariots of Fire" Olympics really like? What has changed, and what is still there? Americans flocked to a city where there was no Prohibition and little inhibition. The arts flourished. Convention was challenged, negritude celebrated and non-conformity accepted....
More DescriptionWhat was it like to visit Paris one hundred years ago, in 1924, when it was the most exciting city in the world? Where were the best places to eat? Where was the nightlife? Where were the bordellos? What were the "Chariots of Fire" Olympics really like? What has changed, and what is still there?
Americans flocked to a city where there was no Prohibition and little inhibition. The arts flourished. Convention was challenged, negritude celebrated and non-conformity accepted. What did Chanel, Picasso and Hemingway and the rest get up to? All this is swept up and revealed in Paris 1924 - an amusing, insightful and sometimes salacious guide and paean to almost everyone's favourite city.