Lessons from America : liberal French nobles in exile, 1793-1798 / Doina Pasca Harsanyi.

Author
Harsanyi, Doina Pasca [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2010]
  • ©2010
Description
xi, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    "Examines the American experience of a group of French liberal aristocrats who had participated in the early years of the French Revolution and subsequently lived as political refugees in Philadelphia from 1793 to 1798"--Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Aristocrats and liberal nobles on the eve of the revolution
    • Moreau's circle of friends
    • What to expect when landing in America
    • The American home away from home
    • Politics, business, and the future of France
    • American influences under the directory
    • Conclusion: Waiting for Tocqueville.
    ISBN
    • 9780271036373 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    • 0271036370 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
    • 0271036389
    • 9780271036380
    LCCN
    2009046431
    OCLC
    463972022
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