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.