Sylvia Beach (March 14, 1887 – October 5, 1962), born Nancy Woodbridge Beach, was an American-born bookseller and publisher who lived most of her life in Paris, where she was one of the leading expatriate figures between World War I and II.
Read more about Sylvia Beach: Early Life, Shakespeare and Company, Later Life, Notes and Sources
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“Your last words as you led the charge up the beach were, “Okay, men, let’s show ‘em whose beach this is!””
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