How well did the Greeks know the United States of America during the years of the Greek Revolution? How did American democracy influence the political and institutional formation of the newly established Greek state? Why is Adamantios Korais considered the foremost "Americanist" of his time? How did the American Civil War tarnish the Greeks' image of America? When and through which ideological mechanisms was the "American dream" formed in the consciousness of the Greeks? How did the model of the emancipated American woman influence the women's movement in Greece? What was the stance of Greek politics towards the American factor during the conjuncture of World War I and the National Schism? These are just some of the questions answered in this book, which utilizes an impressive variety of sources. It is the first coherent study in Greek bibliography that interprets the process of construction and reception of the image of America and Americans in Greece of the 19th century and the early 20th century and relates the content of this image to the historical evolution of Greek society. Therefore, the subject of this book is not the USA, but Greece, as tracking the transformations of the image of America is essentially a fascinating journey into the history of Greece itself.