Doina Pasca Harsanyi is Associate Professor of History at Central Michigan University.

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1.Aristocrats and Liberal Nobles on the Eve of the Revolution2.Moreau’s Circle of Friends3.What to Expect When Landing in America4.The American Home Away from Home5.Politics, Business, and the Future of France6.American Influences Under the DirectoryConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

“Lessons from America contributes a fresh dimension to the classic story of how the French Revolution became the touchstone of political life in the early American republic. To this well-known theme, it brings the European individuals who actually played a key role in the debate through their keen intellects, high social status, and personal connections with leading American political figures. Although based on meticulous research, this is no narrow monograph seeking to ram home a very fine point. Rather, it is a richly textured account that reads as fluently as a novel without sacrificing intellectual rigor and historiographical engagement.”—Rafe Blaufarb, Florida State University