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Reborn in America French exiles and refugees in the United States and the vine and olive adventure, 1815-1865

Title
Reborn in America [electronic resource] : French exiles and refugees in the United States and the vine and olive adventure, 1815-1865 / Eric Saugera ; translated by Madeleine Velguth.
Author
Saugera, Eric.
Publication
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2011.

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Description
1 online resource (x, 572 p.) : maps.
Series Statement
Atlantic crossings
Uniform Title
  • Reborn in America (Online)
  • Atlantic crossings.
Alternative Title
Reborn in America (Online)
Subject
  • French Americans > Alabama > History > 19th century
  • French Americans > Land tenure > History > Alabama > 19th century
  • Agricultural colonies > Alabama > History > 19th century
  • Vine and Olive Colony
  • Alabama > History > 19th century
Note
  • Based on the author's thesis written in French in 2007, entitled: Renaître en América.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Treason and terror -- A critical moment -- The "chief culprits" -- Political reaction in Gironde -- Across the Atlantic -- Maritime exodus -- A conflictual friendship -- Settling in America -- Alabama's exotic roots -- Grape harvests in America -- The new Thebaid -- A gift from Congress -- A family affair -- French lands in Alabama -- Routes to the South -- The promised land -- The French and the others -- A model colonist -- Choice of a world -- Rebirth in America -- Return to the homeland.
LCCN
2011002960
OCLC
ssj0000585165
Author
Saugera, Eric.
Title
Reborn in America [electronic resource] : French exiles and refugees in the United States and the vine and olive adventure, 1815-1865 / Eric Saugera ; translated by Madeleine Velguth.
Imprint
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2011.
Series
Atlantic crossings
Atlantic crossings.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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