Kourou and the struggle for a French America / Marion F. Godfroy ; translated by Ly Lan Dill.
"Kourou and the Struggle for a French America explores the famous enterprise of the French monarchy, taking place immediately after the Seven Years War--the establishment of a French colony in America. Kourou was to be a wonderful revenge, directed by the brightest scientific minds of the Enlig...
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| Other title: | Kourou, 1763. English |
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2014.
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| Series: | War, culture and society, 1750-1850.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword / by Patrice Higonnet -- 1. Farewell Quebec -- 2. The Kingdom of the Golden King -- 3. Americas -- 4. White Colony -- 5. Forces Present -- 6. Mirages -- 7. From the Rhine to the Atlantic -- 8. Disaster Ahead -- 9. Kourou -- 10. The Trap was Sprung -- 11. Turgot's Disgrace. | |
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