Orders From France: The Americans And The French In A Revolutionary World, 1780-1820
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At the dawn of two revolutionary republics, the tangled destinies of America and France collided in ways that would reshape the modern world — and Orders From France uncovers the rich, often surprising texture of that entanglement. Roger G. Kennedy chronicles the transatlantic relationship between Americans and the French during the volatile decades of 1780 to 1820, a period in which idealism, power, commerce, and cultural ambition converged to forge and fracture one of history's most consequential alliances. Set against the backdrop of revolution, war, and the birth of new political orders on both sides of the Atlantic, the book presents a sweeping panorama of diplomats, architects, merchants, and visionaries whose lives were shaped by the currents flowing between Paris and the young American republic. Kennedy writes with the eye of a cultural historian and the authority of a seasoned scholar, illuminating how French ideas about aesthetics, governance, and society left an indelible imprint on American identity. His prose is precise yet evocative, drawing out the human drama embedded in archival records and material culture alike. Orders From France argues that the Franco-American connection was far more than a political convenience — it was a profound, sometimes turbulent dialogue between two nations imagining themselves anew. For anyone who has wondered why Thomas Jefferson's Monticello looks like a Parisian hôtel particulier, or why the streets of Washington D.C. bear the logic of Versailles, this book holds the answers — and raises questions even more intriguing.
Author: Roger G. Kennedy
Format: Paperback
Published: 1990, University of Pennsylvania Press
Genre: American history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the dawn of two revolutionary republics, the tangled destinies of America and France collided in ways that would reshape the modern world — and Orders From France uncovers the rich, often surprising texture of that entanglement. Roger G. Kennedy chronicles the transatlantic relationship between Americans and the French during the volatile decades of 1780 to 1820, a period in which idealism, power, commerce, and cultural ambition converged to forge and fracture one of history's most consequential alliances. Set against the backdrop of revolution, war, and the birth of new political orders on both sides of the Atlantic, the book presents a sweeping panorama of diplomats, architects, merchants, and visionaries whose lives were shaped by the currents flowing between Paris and the young American republic. Kennedy writes with the eye of a cultural historian and the authority of a seasoned scholar, illuminating how French ideas about aesthetics, governance, and society left an indelible imprint on American identity. His prose is precise yet evocative, drawing out the human drama embedded in archival records and material culture alike. Orders From France argues that the Franco-American connection was far more than a political convenience — it was a profound, sometimes turbulent dialogue between two nations imagining themselves anew. For anyone who has wondered why Thomas Jefferson's Monticello looks like a Parisian hôtel particulier, or why the streets of Washington D.C. bear the logic of Versailles, this book holds the answers — and raises questions even more intriguing.