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ROOTS
(1863–1898)
ON A SUNNY AFTERNOON in the spring of 1913, Georges Frederic Doriot ran as fast as he could all the way to his home on the outskirts of Paris. Young Georges and his family lived in Courbevoie, a bustling town twenty miles north of France’s capital nestled along the eastern bank of the Seine River. Thanks to its proximity to the wide ribbon of water, Courbevoie had established itself as a manufacturing center. In factories sprinkled around town, companies produced automobiles, perfume, and other products in their more affordable environs, and then shuttled their handiwork down the river to the big city.
It was the end of the school year and thirteen-year-old Georges was running home because he had good news to share with ...
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