The Pecan Trees of the Centenary

摘要

A plantation project to commemorate Franco-American friendship on the occasion of the centenary of the United States entering World War One. The Project's GenesisThe Franco-American friendship began during the Enlightenment, before the French Revolution, thanks to the role played by Lafayette in the American Revolutionary War and to his friendship with Thomas Jefferson, Governor of Virginia and laterLeft: This is the Carbonnieuxpecan tree linked with Thomas Jefferson's visit on May 26, 1787. (Photo courtesy of Les Pacaniers de Jefferson)