Jacques Pierre Brissot in America and France, 1788-1793 : in search of better worlds / Bette W. Oliver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliver, Bette Wyn, 1933- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brissot de Warville, J.-P. (Jacques-Pierre), 1754-1793.

Brissot de Warville, J.-P.

Girondists--France--Biography.

Girondists.

Revolutionaries--France--Biography.

Revolutionaries.

France--History |y--Revolution, 1789-1799--Biography.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, [Maryland] : Lexington Books, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study examines Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754-1793), the influential journalist and Girondin politician who sought championed the new American republic as an example for the French revolutionary government to follow, focusing on his life from his visit to the United States in 1788 to his execution in 1793.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Early French Perspectives of America; Chapter Two: Brissot in America, 1788; Chapter Three: Great Expectations, Paris 1789-1790; Chapter Four: Legislating Change; Chapter Five: From Monarchy to Republic; Chapter Six: War, Division, and Terror; Chapter Seven: Destruction of the Dream; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print vesion record.

ISBN:

1-4985-3534-8