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Bayonne during the 1914-1918 War

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by Ernest Fort

Classic Edition

Volume 1 - Bayonne at War

168 pages, 45 unpublished drawings, approximately 120 documents

Format 30 x 24.5 cm

ISBN: 978-2-919273-06-5
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An exceptional account of Bayonne during the war

Ernest Fort (1868-1938) worked with the mayor of Bayonne during the war. A privileged witness to the events that shaped daily life in Bayonne, he recounts in a manuscript, unpublished to this day, a lively narrative illustrated with a hundred original drawings. Photographs and documents collected by the author enrich the historical dimension of this work

A manuscript enhanced by the drawing

A street scene captured with a stroke of a pencil, a character frozen with a line, a frozen soldier in his uniform reveal the talent of a draftsman captivated by the places and people around him. His particular taste for military uniforms, which made his reputation among astute collectors, is not, here, contradicted. He then arranges his drawings according to a logic that prioritizes the aesthetics of a beautiful page over the discourse.

Places, personalities, and events that make Bayonne unique

Stories and anecdotes unfold one after another. Readers will discover the daily life of a French city organizing itself to support the war effort. Bayonne residents will find a familiar place or a known name among the approximately six hundred names indexed. Some facts are new or forgotten, others already referenced by historians. In any case, Ernest Fort knows how much the people of Bayonne are attached to their city and what makes it unique. He writes for them and for future generations.