From The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, by David McCullough
CROWDS
"... Crowds thronged the Champs-Elysees. Tout Paris paraded by in their elegant equipages, providing the first glimpse of the new Spring fashions.
Yet Tom Thumb stole the show, sporting a top hat, riding in a no-less-fancy miniature carriage with four grey ponies and four tiny liveried coachmen. The crowd along the avenue broke into cheers for 'General Tom Pouce.'"
From Page 163
Friday, October 19, 2012
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