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A critical examination of the Marquis de Chatellux's Travels, in North America in a letter addressed to the Marquis, principally intended as a refutation of his opinions concerning the Quakers, the Negroes, the people, and mankind. Translated from the French of J.P. Brissot de Warville, with additions and corrections of the author

1788 Subjects: Antislavery movements, Human rights, Religion Forms: Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. Translation Status: Integral English Philadelphia

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Jacques-Pierre Brissot de Warville

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Anonymous (14)
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Joseph James
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Examen critique des voyages dans l'Amérique Septentrionale, de M. le marquis de Chatellux, ou, Lettre a M. le marquis de Chatellux, dans laquelle on réfute principalement ses opinions sur les Quakers, sur les nègres, sur le peuple, & sur l'homme has translation

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Via his critique of Chastellux, Brissot proposes revolutionary changes in French society. Brissot comments on this publication in his autobiography.

Doina Pasca Harsanyi, How to make a revolution without firing a shot: thoughts on the Brissot-Chastellux polemic, French History, Volume 22, Issue 2, June 2008, Pages 197–216.