France and the American Civil War : a diplomatic history /

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France's involvement in the American Civil War was critical to its unfolding, but the details of the European power's role remain little understood. Here, Stève Sainlaude offers the first comprehensive history of French diplomatic engagement with the Union and the Confederate States of Am...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sainlaude, Stève (Author)
Other Authors: Edwards, Jessica (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Civil War America (Series)
Subjects:
1852-1870
1800-1899
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Diplomatic relations.
France > Foreign relations > United States.
France > Foreign relations > Confederate States of America.
United States > Foreign relations > France.
Confederate States of America > Foreign relations > France.
United States > Foreign relations > 1861-1865.
France > Foreign relations > 1852-1870.
France > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
France > Relations extérieures > États confédérés d'Amérique.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > France.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1861-1865.
France > Relations extérieures > 1852-1870.
France.
United States.
United States > Confederate States of America.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The French position
  • The implementation of neutrality
  • The emperor gets involved in the war
  • The Entente Cordiale and American policy
  • France's view of the South
  • Myth and reality
  • The weight of the "peculiar institution" in diplomatic relations
  • Napoleon III's "grand design" and the Confederacy
  • The future lies in union
  • The future of the disunited states
  • The South, a trade partner?
  • The imbalance of power.

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