Jacques Pierre Brissot in America and France, 17881793 - In Search of Better Worlds

Informationen zum Autor Bette W. Oliver is an independent scholar with a PhD in modern European history from the University of Texas at Austin. Klappentext This study examines Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754-1793), the influential journalist and Girondin politician who championed the new American republic as an example for the French revolutionary government to follow. It focuses on his life from his visit to the United States in 1788 to his execution in 1793. Zusammenfassung This study examines Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754–1793), the influential journalist and Girondin politician who championed the new American republic as an example for the French revolutionary government to follow. It focuses on his life from his visit to the United States in 1788 to his execution in 1793. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Early French Perspectives of AmericaChapter 2: Brissot in America, 1788Chapter 3: Great Expectations, 1789-1790Chapter 4: Legislating ChangeChapter 5: From Monarchy to RepublicChapter 6: War, Division, and TerrorChapter 7: Destruction of the Dream

Product details

• Authors: Bette W Oliver, Bette W. Oliver, Oliver Bette W.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781498535335
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3533-5
• No. of pages: 222
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; USA, France, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Europe / France, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Battles & campaigns, C 1700 To C 1800, Battles and campaigns