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In the Eye ofthe Eagle
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Published byHarperCollins Publishers LtdSuite 2900, Hazelton Lanes55 Avenue RoadToronto, Ontario M5R 3L2Copyright© 1990 byLes Editions du Boreal and Lisee Leconte Inc.English Translation © 1990by HarperCollins Publishers LtdTranslated by Arthur Holden andKathe Rothe and Claire Rothman.Cover photo: Elizabeth ZeschinCover illustration: Heather HarrisonPublished by arrangement with Les Editions du Boreal, Montreal.All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproducedin any manner whatsoever without written permission except in thecase of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
Lisee, Jean-FrancoisIn the eye of the eagleTranslation of: Dans l'oeil de l'aigle.Includes bibliographical references.ISBN 0-00-637636-3
1.
United States — Relations — Quebec (Province).
2.
Quebec (Province) — Relations — United States.
3.
Quebec (Province) — History — Autonomy andindependence movements. 4. Nationalism — Quebec(Province). 5. Parti quebecois. I. Title.E183.8.C2L5713 1990 327.730714 C90-095300-4
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Table
of Contents
Acknowledgement viiAbout the text ixDedication xi
PROLOGUE
1. Rene Levesque and the Heart-Broken Lovers 1
Part
One:
THE END OF
INDIFFERENCE2.
The Irishman and the Franco-American 12
3.
The Americans discover Quebec 29
4.
The Insufferable de Gaulle 40
5.
The Spiral of Furor 596. Snoopy Smells an Apprehended Insurrection 707. Our Friends at Langley 85
Part
Two:
THE
INVOLVED SPECTATOR
8. Anguish at 24 Sussex Drive 1089. Roughed up on Wall Street 122
10.
The New York Millstone 133
11.
The Southerner and the Secessionists 149
12.
A Voiceless Quebec 164
13.
Operation America 178
14.
The Pentagon: Quebec, How Many Divisions? 198
15.
The Busybodies 206
16.
Waiting for Cyrus 217
Part
Three:
THE
BELATED ALLIES17.
President Reagan's Smiles 244
18.
The Consul's Act 256Conclusion and Outlook 272Appendices 277Bibliography 303Notes and References 308Index 349
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