Project Gutenberg 2025-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 170 O'Shaughnessy, Edith 1870 1939 O'Shaughnessy, Mrs. Nelson O'Shaughnessy, Edith Louise Coues 20006294 Alsace in rust and gold $aNew York :$bHarper & Brothers, $c1920. MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) “Alsace in Rust and Gold” by Edith O’Shaughnessy is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work chronicles O'Shaughnessy’s experiences in the Alsace region of France during the closing days of World War I. Centering on the people, places, and atmosphere of war-touched Alsace, the book provides a vivid, personal impression rather than a statistical or polemic analysis. It focuses on daily life, the transformation of place and people under wartime, and the unique blend of sorrow and vitality that characterizes the region during a historic turning point. The opening of “Alsace in Rust and Gold” sets the scene with O’Shaughnessy’s journey from Paris to the front in autumn 1918, as she travels by train amidst French and American soldiers, grieving civilians, and war-torn landscapes. Upon reaching Masevaux, she joins the French Military Mission during the emotionally charged days before the Armistice. The narrative captures local ceremonies, encounters with both townspeople and fellow officers, and the atmosphere of tension, hope, and grief that permeates everyday life. O’Shaughnessy’s descriptions weave together poignant observations, regional color, and reflections on loss and resilience, offering readers a deeply human perspective on Alsace at the end of the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/alsaceinrustgold00oshauoft 20220209222023oshaughnes 1920 US Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Alsace D501 Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 396935 2025-06-30T04:57:58.365828 text/html 371042 2025-03-29T18:19:43 text/html 1148540 2025-06-30T04:58:05.352775 application/epub+zip 1145759 2025-06-30T04:58:00.050772 application/epub+zip 311833 2025-06-30T04:57:59.079795 application/epub+zip 1698280 2025-06-30T04:58:09.244663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1658409 2025-06-30T04:58:04.582710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352489 2025-06-30T04:57:57.540797 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332595 2025-03-29T18:19:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16292 2025-06-30T04:58:09.382690 application/rdf+xml 10287 2025-06-30T04:57:59.371714 image/jpeg 1788 2025-06-30T04:57:59.222765 image/jpeg 1475839 2025-06-30T04:57:58.444732 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia