Reborn in America: French Exiles and Refugees in the United States and the Vine and Olive Adventure, 1815-1865

Contents

Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 PART I. Treason and Terror 1. A Critical Moment 13 2. The “Chief Culprits” 28 3. Political Reaction in Gironde 42 PART II. Across the Atlantic 4. Maritime Exodus 57 5. A Conflictual Friendship 76 6. Settling in America 98 PART III. Alabama’s Exotic Roots 7. Grape Harvests in America 125 8. The New Thebaid 141 9. A Gift from Congress 157 10. A Family Affair 176 PART IV. French Lands in Alabama 11. Routes to the South 201 12. The Promised Land 220 viii • Contents 13. The French and the Others 257 14. A Model Colonist 282 PART V. Choice of a World 15. Rebirth in America 319 16. Return to the Homeland 345 Conclusion 373 Appendix 381 Notes 427 Bibliography 509 Index 537 ...