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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harsanyi, Doina Pasca, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century.

French.

Political refugees--France--History--18th century.

Political refugees.

Political refugees--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions--18th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

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

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Aristocrats and Liberal Nobles on the Eve of the Revolution

2 Moreau's Circle of Friends

3 What to Expect When Landing in America

4 The American Home Away from Home

5 Politics, Business, and the Future of France

6 American Influences Under the Directory

Conclusion: Waiting for Tocqueville

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271074375

027107437X

9780271051123

0271051124

9780271050409

0271050403

OCLC:

779851047