TY - BOOK AU - Manceron, Claude TI - The Wind from America, 1778-1781: age of the french revolution SN - 0671680196 U1 - 944.04 PY - 1989/// CY - New York PB - Touchstone Books KW - French - History - Loux XVI, 1774 - 1793 - Biography KW - France - Politics and Government 1775 - 1783 KW - France - Biography KW - France - history - revolution, 1789-1799 causes N1 - "The Wind from America, 1778-1781" by Claude Manceron explores the impact of the American Revolution on France, particularly in the context of the French Revolution's precursors. The book examines the period when French intellectuals and politicians were inspired by American ideals of liberty and democracy. Manceron's work provides insight into the transatlantic exchange of ideas and the role of the American Revolution in shaping French thought and politics in the late 18th century ER -