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American Empire

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noun

  1. a style of American furniture making and related crafts from c1815 to c1840, corresponding to the French Empire and late English Regency styles.


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The list led Ruppert to publish his first book, 2004’s Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil.

From The Verge • Jul. 22, 2014

And he found a mahogany-and-chintz American Empire sofa at a store in Bridgehampton, N.Y., pickled the wood and used a teal-and-bronze fabric from Lee Jofa.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2013

After the formation of Kaos Studios, Votypka wrote a treatment called The Fall of the American Empire, set in an occupied US, but with a very different narrative to Homefront.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2011

Steve Fraser is editor-at large of New Labor Forum, co-founder of the American Empire Project , a writer, TomDispatch contributor, and an historian.

From Salon • May 3, 2010

He would not hesitate to retake Louisiana, according to British opinion, for his revived American Empire.

From The United States of America, Part 1 by Sparks, Edwin Erle

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