Michael Nelson

Americans and the Making of the Riviera

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From the inception of American tourism in the late 18th century, this volume explores over 200 years of American fascination with the French Riviera. Beginning with Thomas Jefferson who visited the south of France in 1787, it follows America's journey from a tourist minority to one of the formative forces of this resort region.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 334g
• ISBN-13: 9780786431601
• ISBN-10: 0786431601
• Artikelnr.: 23015510

Autorenporträt

Michael Nelson, formerly general manager of Reuters, lives in London. His website may be viewed at michaelnelsonbooks.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
1. Thomas Jefferson in the Land of Corn, Wine, Oil and Sunshine     
2. The American Girls Were the Most Beautiful     
3. James Gordon Bennett Jr., Princess Alice and Isadora Duncan     
4. Edith Wharton at Hyères     
5. Cole Porter and the Revolution of the Summer Season     
6. Hôtel du Cap     
7. Villa America     
8. Tender Is the Night     
9. Clews, Tucks, Goulds, GIs and Baldwin     
10. Films, Jazz and Mansions     
11. Epilogue: Sophia-Antipolis     
Appendix: Riviera Streets and Squares Named After American People and
Places     
Chronology     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index