Cosmopolitan Patriots
Americans in Paris in the Age of Revolution
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
| Author: | Philipp Ziesche | ISBN: | 9780813928982 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press | Publication: | February 17, 2010 |
| Imprint: | University of Virginia Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Philipp Ziesche |
| ISBN: | 9780813928982 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
| Publication: | February 17, 2010 |
| Imprint: | University of Virginia Press |
| Language: | English |
Adopting the unique perspectives of Americans in Paris--including Jefferson, Paine, and Gouverneur Morris--during the French Revolution, Ziesche challenges the conventional view of the American and French Revolutions as polar opposites, finding many points of similarity between the French and American nation-building projects.
Adopting the unique perspectives of Americans in Paris--including Jefferson, Paine, and Gouverneur Morris--during the French Revolution, Ziesche challenges the conventional view of the American and French Revolutions as polar opposites, finding many points of similarity between the French and American nation-building projects.
