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Kourou and the Struggle for a French America

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Authors:
  1. Marion F. Godfroy

    1. Institut d’Histoire de la Révolution française, Sorbonne, Paris I, France
      Centre d’histoire en recherches quantitative, Caen, France
      Amiens University, France

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Part of the book series: War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850 (WCS)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-7

  3. Farewell Quebec

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    Pages 8-30

  4. The Realm of the Golden King

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    Pages 31-44

  5. The Americas

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    Pages 45-59

  6. White Colony

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    Pages 60-69

  7. Forces Present

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    Pages 70-76

  8. Mirages

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    Pages 77-103

  9. From the Rhine to the Atlantic

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    Pages 104-118

  10. Disaster Ahead

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    Pages 119-124

  11. Kourou

    • Marion F. Godfroy
    Pages 125-140

  12. The Trap is Sprung

    • Marion F. Godfroy
    Pages 141-160

  13. Turgot’s Disgrace

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    Pages 161-172

  14. Conclusion

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    Pages 173-176

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 177-236
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About this book

Kourou was to be a wonderful revenge, a French colony in America after the Seven Years War in 1763. However, the fantastic ideal became a grand failure and political disaster, marking the end of the French attempts for an American colony.

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“Godfroy presents an engaging analysis of this fascinating chapter in French colonial history. While her study says little about interactions between Europeans and native peoples, unlike many recent works in Atlantic colonial history, she offers helpful detail about the officials who planned the mission as well as the would-be colonists. In doing so, she provides a fresh view of why European colonists ventured to the New World, as well as of the difficulties faced by metropolitan officials planning far-away settlements.” (Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall, American Historical Review, Vol. 121 (4), October, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut d’Histoire de la Révolution française, Sorbonne, Paris I, France

    Marion F. Godfroy

  • Centre d’histoire en recherches quantitative, Caen, France

    Marion F. Godfroy

  • Amiens University, France

    Marion F. Godfroy

About the author

Marion Godfroy is Associate Researcher at Université de la Sorbonne Paris I, France. She is a French historian, the award-winning author of four historical books.

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