Francois Furstenberg: 2 books
When the United States Spoke French
Five Refugees Who Shaped a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
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 distinguished...
In the Name of the Father
Washington's Legacy, Slavery, and the Making of a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2007
In this revelatory and genuinely groundbreaking study, François Furstenberg sheds new light on the genesis of American identity. Immersing us in the publishing culture of the early nineteenth century, he shows us how the words of George Washington and others of his generation became America's sacred...