French war brides in America : an oral history / Hilary Kaiser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaiser, Hilary.

Standardized Title:

Des amours de GI's. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Women--France--Biography.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1914-1918--Women--France--Biography.

World War, 1914-1918.

War brides--France--Biography.

War brides.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, French.

French Americans.

Women immigrants.

United States.

France.

Women immigrants--United States--Biography.

French Americans--Biography.

Oral history.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- French.

Biographies.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

lii, 177 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2008.

Contents:

Note on Interviewing, Language, Transcription, and Editing for the Original French Version xi

Part I Accounts of World War I War Brides 1

Chapter 1 "St. Joseph was with us..." 3

Chapter 2 An Enterprising Young Woman 9

Chapter 3 Paulette Returns to France 17

Part II Accounts of World War II War Brides 25

Chapter 4 On the Farm 27

Chapter 5 Jacqueline, the Resistant 33

Chapter 6 "Mes chers parents..." 47

Chapter 7 New York Sandals 57

Chapter 8 Morry and I 67

Chapter 9 Father Knows Best 75

Chapter 10 "Hi, Red!" 85

Chapter 11 From Antoinette to Tony 97

Chapter 12 "Ma Petite France" 113

Chapter 13 From New Caledonia to Los Angeles 121

Chapter 14 Vive la Reine! 127

Chapter 15 "I Knitted Socks" 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-172) and index.

Translated from the French.

ISBN:

9780275993986

0275993981

OCLC:

156975396