French immigrants and pioneers in the making of America /

"Americans have long held a complicated relationship with France. On the one hand, Americans adore all things French, including food and fashion, as well as visiting the country and learning the language. Historically, they have also been quick to blame France in times of international crisis,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Le Hir, Marie-Pierre (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]
Subjects:	French Americans > History. Franco-Americans > History. New France > Discovery and exploration. France > Colonies > America. France > Emigration and immigration > History. United States > Emigration and immigration > History. France > Foreign relations > United States. United States > Foreign relations > France. HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775) HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. Civilization > French influences. Emigration and immigration. French > Social conditions. International relations. France. United States. History.

Table of Contents:

Voyages of exploration during the Renaissance
The rise of the French colonial empire, 1600-1660
French America, 1661-1683
The Sun King's colonial empire, 1684-1715
France's American colonies, 1715-1755
North America won and lost, 1756-1783
Franco-American relations in the age of revolutions, 1784-1800
Franco-Americans in Antebellum America
French idealists, gold seekers, soldiers in the young United States
The western and the statue : Franco-American relations in the national age.