The long affair : Thomas Jefferson and the French Revolution, 1785-1800 / Conor Cruise O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, Conor Cruise, 1917-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Views on the French Revolution.

Jefferson, Thomas.

France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Influence.

France.

Physical Description:

xvii, 367 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, [Ill.] : University of Chicago Press, 1996.

Contents:

Prelude - Four Americans in Paris, Circa 1785: Benjamin Franklin, John and Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson

1. A Lonely American: Thomas Jefferson, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Louis XVI 1785-87

2. A Somewhat Clouded Crystal Ball: Jefferson as Witness of the Last Years of the Ancien Regime 1786-89

3. Bringing the True God Home: The French Revolution in American Politics after Jefferson's Return 1789-91

4. Approach and Advent of the French Republic, One and Indivisible: 1791-92

5. French Revolution in America: The Mission of Citizen Charles-Edmond Genet April 1793 - January 1794

6. The Lingering End of the Long Affair: Jefferson and the French Revolution after Genet's Mission 1794-1800

7. A Thematic Overview: Liberty, Slavery, and the Cult of the French Revolution

Epilogue: Thomas Jefferson and the Impending Schism in the American Civil Religion

Appendix. Madison Hemings's Story.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0226616533 (alk. paper)