The Long Affair

List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Prelude—Four Americans in Paris, Circa 1785: Benjamin Franklin, John and Abigail Adams, Thomas Jefferson
1: A Lonely American: Thomas Jefferson, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Louis XVI 1785-87
2: A Somewhat Clouded Crystal Ball: Jefferson as Witness of the Last Years of the Ancien Regime 1786-89
3: Bringing the True God Home: The French Revolution in American Politics after Jefferson's Return 1789-91
4: Approach and Advent of the French Republic, One and Indivisible: 1791-92
5: French Revolution in America: The Mission of Citizen Charles-Edmond Genet April 1793-January 1794
6: The Lingering End of the Long Affair: Jefferson and the French Revolution after Genet's Mission 1794-1800
7: A Thematic Overview: Liberty, Slavery, and the Cult of the French Revolution
Epilogue: Thomas Jefferson and the Impending Schism in the American Civil Religion
Appendix: Madison Hemings's Story
Notes
Sources
Index