The American Colonies: Paris's Chicago Tribune and Paris-American Identity

Abstract

ABSTRACT By the late 1920s, Paris was home to 40,000 expatriate Americans and 400,000 visitors. While these Americans received much attention in subsequent decades, the newspapers catering to this community have received less scrutiny. This article considers how the Paris edition of the Chicago Tribune narrated a shared experience of life abroad for American residents, drew a common map of Paris, and codified community values, even as it revealed distinctions about residents. I argue that the paper transported patriotic affiliation overseas while representing and reinforcing a version of American identity that was inherently transnational.