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When the United States Spoke French: Five Refugees Who Shaped a Nation

by François Furstenberg

In 1789, as the French Revolution shook Europe to the core, the new United States was struggling for survival in the face of financial insolvency and bitter political and regional divisions. When the United States Spoke French explores the republic’s formative years from the viewpoint of a distinguished circle of five Frenchmen taking refuge in America. When

Publisher

Penguin Books

Publication date

2015

Format

Print edition

Pages

498

ISBN

9780143127451