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Impassioned brothers : ministers resident to France and Paraguay
- Title
- Impassioned brothers : ministers resident to France and Paraguay / Theodore A. Webb.
- Author
- Webb, Theodore A.
- Publication
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E663 .W38 2002 | Off-site |
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- Description
- ix, 247 pages : portraits; 22 cm
- Summary
- A personal-historical account of a couple of brothers from Maine, Eluhu Benjamin Washburn (1816-1887) and Charles Ames Washburn (1822- 1889). The author, whose credentials are not given, attempts to use their story to encapsulate the social, cultural, political, and economic transformations that took place in the US following Reconstruction. Could use copy and content editing. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
- Subject
- Washburn family
- Washburne, E. B. 1816-1887
- Washburn, Charles A. 1822-1889
- Washburn, Charles A. 1822-1889
- Washburn family
- Washburne, E. B. 1816-1887
- 1865-1900
- Politicians > United States > Biography
- Diplomats > United States > Biography
- Diplomats > France > Biography
- Diplomats > Paraguay > Biography
- Diplomatic relations
- Diplomats
- Politics and government
- Politicians
- United States > Politics and government > 1865-1900
- United States > Foreign relations > 1865-1898
- Maine > Biography
- France
- Maine
- Paraguay
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: The Core and the Rind: The Families -- Elihu Benjamin Washburne -- Charles Ames Washburn -- Some Personal Things -- Excitement and Achievements -- Work for Elihu, None for Charles -- Now We Are Engaged -- Elihu Goes East, Charles Goes South -- Challenge and Response: War -- Charles Washburn and the United States Navy -- From Fawning Praise to Hatred -- The Ignominious Departure -- Charles Out, Elihu In -- History Making: Washburne and Washburn -- The Impetuous Galenian Congressman -- Minister Plenipotentiary -- U.S. Experiences European Entanglements -- At Last a French Republic -- These Brothers, Night and Day -- Washburne at Work for America, France, Germany -- The Commune, a Government of the People, by the People -- The End of the Commune -- The End and a New Beginning -- From the Uppermost Reaches to the Lowest Depths -- Calm Before the Storm -- Charles-the New England Individual -- Summary of E.B. Washburne.
- ISBN
- 076182264X
- 9780761822646
- LCCN
- 2002024722
- OCLC
- ocm49312578
- 49312578
- SCSB-1259590
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library