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Autore |
Oliver Bette Wyn <1933-> |
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Titolo |
Jacques Pierre Brissot in America and France, 1788-1793 : in search of better worlds / / Bette W. Oliver |
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Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Lexington Books, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (223 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Girondists - France |
Revolutionaries - France |
France History |y Revolution, 1789-1799 Biography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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