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Sweet Land of Liberty : America in the Mind of the French Left, 1848-1871.

"In "Sweet Land of Liberty," Tom Sancton traces the arc of the American image in the eyes of the French left against the backdrop of the major historical developments in both countries between the Revolution of 1848 and the Paris Commune of 1871. Along the way, Sancton weaves in the v...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Sancton, Tom
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : LSU Press, 2021.
Subjects:
France > Civilization > American influences.
France > History > 1848-1870.
United States > History > 1849-1877 > Foreign public opinion, French.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Foreign public opinion, French.
Public opinion > France > History > 19th century.
United States.
France.
Public opinion, French.
Public opinion.
Civilization > American influences.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • PART I. The Rise and Fall of the American Image, 1848-1861
  • 1 America and the Second Republic
  • 2 Manifest Destiny and Revolution
  • 3 Slavery and Democracy
  • 4 French Travelers and Emigrants in Judgment
  • 5 The Impending Crisis
  • PART II. The Resurrection of the American Image, 1861-1865
  • 6 Early French Reactions to the American Civil War
  • 7 The Trent Crisis
  • 8 The Mexican Expedition
  • 9 The French Economic Crisis
  • 10 French Workers and the American Civil War
  • 11 Emancipation
  • 12 The Dénouement
  • 13 A French Radical in the Union Army.
  • PART III. The Apotheosis of the American Image, 1865-1870
  • 14 American Government and Politics in the Eyes of the Left
  • 15 The Left Views American Society
  • 16 America's Emergence as a World Power
  • PART IV. L'Année Terrible and Beyond
  • 17 The Empire Strikes Out
  • 18 Paris in Arms!
  • 19 The Aftermath
  • Conclusion
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX.

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