Letters Written from the Banks of the Ohio

A critical translation of an account of a failed colonial project by opponents of the French Revolution, led by the aristocrat Claude-Francois-Adrien de Lezay-Marnesia, in present-day Ohio.

About the author

Benjamin Hoffmann is Assistant Professor of Early Modern French Studies at The Ohio State University. His publications in French include four novels and a forthcoming scholarly book.Alan J. Singerman is Richardson Professor Emeritus of French at Davidson College and the editor and translator of the abbé Prévost’s novel The Greek Girl’s Story (Penn State, 2014).

Summary

A critical translation of an account of a failed colonial project by opponents of the French Revolution, led by the aristocrat Claude-François-Adrien de Lezay-Marnésia, in present-day Ohio.

Product details

• Authors: Claude-Francois De Lezay-Marnesia, Claude-François de Lezay-Marnésia, Claude-Fran¿s de Lezay-Marn¿a, Claude-Franocoi Lezay-Marnaezia
• Assisted by: Benjamin Hoffmann (Introduction), Alan J. Singerman (Translation), Alan J. (Davidson College) Singerman (Translation), Singerman Alan J. (Translation)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2016
• EAN: 9780271077161
• ISBN: 978-0-271-07716-1
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 544 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, French Revolution