The court of Louis XVI continues to exert a powerful pull on the
imagination. The dramatic events of Yorktown, the final struggle in
America's bid for Independence also remains a subject of
fascination. Less known is the story of the Azilum Company, how
after the French Revolution, investors purchased large tracts in
Pennsylvania and promoted settlements in the hopes of providing a
refuge for French emigres. Versailles, Yorktown, Azilum all play a
part in Mark Seinfelt's novel "Henry Boulanger of Mushannon Town,"
which tells the story of a Revolutionary war soldier, who prior to
coming to the States, was a travelling shoemaker in Germany and
France. The novel resembles Thomas Mann's "Felix Krull" in that it
features a rogue hero venturing out from his own nation into two
very different worlds. The reader sees how life was lived on both
sides of the Atlantic, an old world as debauched as that portrayed
in "Barry Lyndon," a new as fierce and untamed as in "The Last of
the Mohicans."
General
Imprint: |
Book Surge Publishing Co.
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2008 |
First published: |
September 2008 |
Authors: |
Mark Seinfelt
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Dimensions: |
203 x 133 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4196-9570-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
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LSN: |
1-4196-9570-3 |
Barcode: |
9781419695704 |
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