Marie-Pierre Le Hir is a professor emerita of French at the University of Arizona in Tucson. She has published several books and dozens of articles in French studies.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionChapter I. Voyages of Exploration During the Renaissance1.The Primacy of Land in the Economy of Western Europe2.The Renaissance Spirit of Adventure3.Verrazano, Cartier: First Steps in North America for the French4.Escaping the Wars of Religion: Brazil, Florida, Carolina5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter II. The Rise of the French Colonial Empire, 1600–16601.The Founding of New France, 1600–16172.New France Under Louis XIII and Richelieu, 1617–16433.French Pioneers of Champlain’s Period: Brûlé, Nicollet, De Quen, and Brébeuf4.Settling in the West Indies5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter III. French America, 1661–16831.Absolutism in the Making2.Colonial Policies Under Louis XIV3.New France Under Colbert4.Exploring North America5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter IV. The Sun King’s Colonial Empire, 1684–17151.Louis XIV’s Politics of Prestige and War2.Royal Edicts on Religion and Slavery3.New France During the War of the Grand Alliance, 1688–16974.New France during the War of the Spanish Succession, 1701–17145.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter V. France’s American Colonies, 1715–17551.Banking on Louisiana: John Law and the Company of the West (1717–1720)2.Settling Louisiana: The 1720s, 1730s, and 1740s3.Upper Louisiana: The Illinois Country4.Trouble in Acadia, 1744–17485.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter VI. North America Won and Lost, 1756–17831.Decline of the Absolute Monarchy in France2.The Seven Years’ War, 1756–17633.North America After 17634.France’s Role in the War of Independence, 1775–17835.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter VII. Franco-American Relations in the Age of Revolutions, 1784–18001.Friends: Franco-American Relations During the French Revolution of 1789–17922.The French Republic and Its Enemies3.Seeking Refuge in America: French Immigration to the United States4.Foes: The Genêt Affair, the Jay Treaty, and the ­Quasi-War5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter VIII. ­Franco-Americans in ­Antebellum America1.Napoleon and Slavery: Prelude to the Louisiana Purchase2.The Louisiana Purchase3.French Guides to the Wild West4.French Explorers and Settlers of the Wild West5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter IX. French Idealists, Gold Seekers, and Soldiers in the Young United States1.French Political Refugees in ­Antebellum America2.Utopian Communities3.The French and the Gold Rush4.­Franco-Americans During the Civil War5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter X. The Western and the Statue: Franco-American Relations in the National Age1.Becoming Minority Cultures: Quebec, the Old Illinois Country, and Louisiana2.Creating the Nation: The Western, Facts and Fiction3.American Francophilia in the 19th Century: A High Society Phenomenon4.Franco-American Relations and National Stereotypes in the Age of Mass Culture5.Tips for Further InvestigationsEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Marie-Pierre Le Hir is a professor emerita of French at the University of Arizona in Tucson. She has published several books and dozens of articles in French studies.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionChapter I. Voyages of Exploration During the Renaissance1.The Primacy of Land in the Economy of Western Europe2.The Renaissance Spirit of Adventure3.Verrazano, Cartier: First Steps in North America for the French4.Escaping the Wars of Religion: Brazil, Florida, Carolina5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter II. The Rise of the French Colonial Empire, 1600–16601.The Founding of New France, 1600–16172.New France Under Louis XIII and Richelieu, 1617–16433.French Pioneers of Champlain’s Period: Brûlé, Nicollet, De Quen, and Brébeuf4.Settling in the West Indies5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter III. French America, 1661–16831.Absolutism in the Making2.Colonial Policies Under Louis XIV3.New France Under Colbert4.Exploring North America5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter IV. The Sun King’s Colonial Empire, 1684–17151.Louis XIV’s Politics of Prestige and War2.Royal Edicts on Religion and Slavery3.New France During the War of the Grand Alliance, 1688–16974.New France during the War of the Spanish Succession, 1701–17145.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter V. France’s American Colonies, 1715–17551.Banking on Louisiana: John Law and the Company of the West (1717–1720)2.Settling Louisiana: The 1720s, 1730s, and 1740s3.Upper Louisiana: The Illinois Country4.Trouble in Acadia, 1744–17485.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter VI. North America Won and Lost, 1756–17831.Decline of the Absolute Monarchy in France2.The Seven Years’ War, 1756–17633.North America After 17634.France’s Role in the War of Independence, 1775–17835.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter VII. Franco-American Relations in the Age of Revolutions, 1784–18001.Friends: Franco-American Relations During the French Revolution of 1789–17922.The French Republic and Its Enemies3.Seeking Refuge in America: French Immigration to the United States4.Foes: The Genêt Affair, the Jay Treaty, and the ­Quasi-War5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter VIII. ­Franco-Americans in ­Antebellum America1.Napoleon and Slavery: Prelude to the Louisiana Purchase2.The Louisiana Purchase3.French Guides to the Wild West4.French Explorers and Settlers of the Wild West5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter IX. French Idealists, Gold Seekers, and Soldiers in the Young United States1.French Political Refugees in ­Antebellum America2.Utopian Communities3.The French and the Gold Rush4.­Franco-Americans During the Civil War5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter X. The Western and the Statue: Franco-American Relations in the National Age1.Becoming Minority Cultures: Quebec, the Old Illinois Country, and Louisiana2.Creating the Nation: The Western, Facts and Fiction3.American Francophilia in the 19th Century: A High Society Phenomenon4.Franco-American Relations and National Stereotypes in the Age of Mass Culture5.Tips for Further InvestigationsEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Marie-Pierre Le Hir is a professor emerita of French at the University of Arizona in Tucson. She has published several books and dozens of articles in French studies.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionChapter I. Voyages of Exploration During the Renaissance1.The Primacy of Land in the Economy of Western Europe2.The Renaissance Spirit of Adventure3.Verrazano, Cartier: First Steps in North America for the French4.Escaping the Wars of Religion: Brazil, Florida, Carolina5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter II. The Rise of the French Colonial Empire, 1600–16601.The Founding of New France, 1600–16172.New France Under Louis XIII and Richelieu, 1617–16433.French Pioneers of Champlain’s Period: Brûlé, Nicollet, De Quen, and Brébeuf4.Settling in the West Indies5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter III. French America, 1661–16831.Absolutism in the Making2.Colonial Policies Under Louis XIV3.New France Under Colbert4.Exploring North America5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter IV. The Sun King’s Colonial Empire, 1684–17151.Louis XIV’s Politics of Prestige and War2.Royal Edicts on Religion and Slavery3.New France During the War of the Grand Alliance, 1688–16974.New France during the War of the Spanish Succession, 1701–17145.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter V. France’s American Colonies, 1715–17551.Banking on Louisiana: John Law and the Company of the West (1717–1720)2.Settling Louisiana: The 1720s, 1730s, and 1740s3.Upper Louisiana: The Illinois Country4.Trouble in Acadia, 1744–17485.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter VI. North America Won and Lost, 1756–17831.Decline of the Absolute Monarchy in France2.The Seven Years’ War, 1756–17633.North America After 17634.France’s Role in the War of Independence, 1775–17835.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter VII. Franco-American Relations in the Age of Revolutions, 1784–18001.Friends: Franco-American Relations During the French Revolution of 1789–17922.The French Republic and Its Enemies3.Seeking Refuge in America: French Immigration to the United States4.Foes: The Genêt Affair, the Jay Treaty, and the ­Quasi-War5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter VIII. ­Franco-Americans in ­Antebellum America1.Napoleon and Slavery: Prelude to the Louisiana Purchase2.The Louisiana Purchase3.French Guides to the Wild West4.French Explorers and Settlers of the Wild West5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter IX. French Idealists, Gold Seekers, and Soldiers in the Young United States1.French Political Refugees in ­Antebellum America2.Utopian Communities3.The French and the Gold Rush4.­Franco-Americans During the Civil War5.Tips for Further InvestigationsChapter X. The Western and the Statue: Franco-American Relations in the National Age1.Becoming Minority Cultures: Quebec, the Old Illinois Country, and Louisiana2.Creating the Nation: The Western, Facts and Fiction3.American Francophilia in the 19th Century: A High Society Phenomenon4.Franco-American Relations and National Stereotypes in the Age of Mass Culture5.Tips for Further InvestigationsEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex