Saugera, Eric.

Reborn in America French exiles and refugees in the United States and the vine and olive adventure, 1815-1865 / [electronic resource] : Eric Saugera ; translated by Madeleine Velguth. - Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2011. - x, 572 p. : maps. - Atlantic crossings . - Atlantic crossings. .

Based on the author's thesis written in French in 2007, entitled: Rena�itre en Am�erica.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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French Americans--History--Alabama--19th century.
French Americans--Land tenure--History--Alabama--19th century.
Agricultural colonies--History--Alabama--19th century.


Vine and Olive Colony.
Alabama--History--19th century.


Electronic books.

F335.F8 / S28 2011eb

976.1/05

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