Surviving the French Revolution: A Bridge across Time

145 Pages·2013·0.58 MB·English

by  Bette W. Oliver

Surviving the French Revolution

Surviving the French Revolution
A Bridge across Time
Bette W. Oliver
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1
1 CrossingtheBridge 5
2 FromMonarchytoRepublic 19
3 FrenchÉmigrésintheUnitedStates 35
4 ArtistsandWriters 51
5 RulebyTerror 67
6 FlightoftheFugitives 81
7 ThoseWhoSurvived 95
Conclusion 111
Bibliography 121
Index 127
AbouttheAuthor 135
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Acknowledgments
As an independent scholar, I have benefited greatly from discussions
with my colleagues in French history. The annual meetings of the Con-
sortiumontheRevolutionaryEra1750–1850andtheWesternSocietyfor
French History have provided me with valuable opportunities to ex-
change ideas and consider useful suggestions about my work. The
friendship and comments extended by my colleagues are all greatly ap-
preciated.
ThanksareduealsotothehelpfulstaffsoftheBibliothèqueNationale-
Richelieu,theBibliothèqueDoucet,andtheArchivesNationalesinParis,
wheremostoftheresearchforthisbooktookplace.
I am grateful to Terry Sherrell of OneTouchPoint/Ginny’s in Austin
for her assistance and expertise in dealing with the electronic aspects of
this book; to Professor Hermina Anghelescu of Wayne State University
forcompilingtheindex;andtoAnnSeagoandMariaGonzalezforexpe-
ditingbookordersfromtheUniversityofTexasLibrary.
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