France and the American Civil War : a diplomatic history /

Sainlaude, Stève,

France and the American Civil War : a diplomatic history / Stève Sainlaude ; translated by Jessica Edwards ; foreword by Don H. Doyle. - First edition. - Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource. - Civil War America .

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.



9781469649955 9781469649962


Electronic Books.

DC59 / .F736 2019