A review by quodfelix
When the United States Spoke French: Five Refugees Who Shaped a Nation by François Furstenberg

5.0

I learned a great deal of new perspectives on this period of history after the American and during the French and Haitian Revolutions. It is a blend of social and political history, and the combination makes the one I feel I should learn but find less compelling more agreeable. The connections and ties created through this small group of French émigrés is fascinating and noteworthy, a terrific lens through which to understand this fascinating period.