Reborn in America [electronic resource] : French exiles and refugees in the United States and the vine and olive adventure, 1815-1865 / Eric Saugera ; translated by Madeleine Velguth.
Based on the author's thesis written in French in 2007, entitled: Renaitre en America.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Treason and terror -- A critical moment -- The "chief culprits" -- Political reaction in Gironde -- Across the Atlantic -- Maritime exodus -- A conflictual friendship -- Settling in America -- Alabama's exotic roots -- Grape harvests in America -- The new Thebaid -- A gift from Congress -- A family affair -- French lands in Alabama -- Routes to the South -- The promised land -- The French and the others -- A model colonist -- Choice of a world -- Rebirth in America -- Return to the homeland.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
