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When the United States spoke French : five refugees who shaped a nation /

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 dist...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Furstenberg, François (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The Penguin Press, 2014.
Subjects:
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Refugees.
Political refugees > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century.
French > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > History > 18th century.
Political refugees > France > History > 18th century.
Philadelphia (Pa.) > Social conditions > 18th century.
Aristocracy (Social class) > France > History > 18th century.
HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
HISTORY / Europe / France.

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