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Foreign affairs and the founding fathers : from confederation to constitution, 1776-1787
- Title
- Foreign affairs and the founding fathers : from confederation to constitution, 1776-1787 / Norman A. Graebner, Richard Dean Burns, and Joseph M. Siracusa.
- Author
- Graebner, Norman A.
- Publication
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©2011.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- xxii, 199 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- This history of the Confederation era is the first new work on the topic in a generation. In its pages, three diplomatic historians offer a realist interpretation of the way in which the Founding Fathers conducted foreign affairs, refreshing our collective memory about their priorities and their values. --from publisher description.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The challenge of external relations -- America enters the international community -- The challenge of independence -- American diplomats engage Britain and France -- American diplomats engage the Barbary pirates and Spain -- The crisis of 1786 : call for constitutional revision -- External relations and the constitution, 1787 -- The ratification debate : how important foreign policy?
- Call Number
- E249
- ISBN
- 9780313398261
- 0313398267
- LCCN
- 2011019817
- OCLC
- 721891505
- Author
- Graebner, Norman A.
- Title
- Foreign affairs and the founding fathers : from confederation to constitution, 1776-1787 / Norman A. Graebner, Richard Dean Burns, and Joseph M. Siracusa.
- Imprint
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©2011.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1775-1815
- Added Author
- Burns, Richard Dean.Siracusa, Joseph M.
- Research Call Number
- *R-USLHG E249 .G73 2011