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Yankees at the court : the first Americans in Paris
- Title
- Yankees at the court : the first Americans in Paris / Susan Mary Alsop.
- Author
- Alsop, Susan Mary
- Publication
- Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1982.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E249 .A47 1982 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 318 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- The author discusses the experiences of the first American diplomats in the court of Versailles during the years 1775-85. This book includes Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay.
- Subject
- Diplomat
- United States. Continental Congress. Committee of Secret Correspondence
- 1700-1799
- Geschichte 1775-1783
- Americans > France > Paris > History > 18th century
- Military participation > French
- Americans
- Diplomatic relations
- Manners and customs
- Außenpolitik
- United States > Foreign relations > 1775-1783
- United States > History > Participation, French. > Revolution, 1775-1783
- Paris (France) > Social life and customs > 18th century
- France > Paris
- United States
- Frankreich
- USA
- Paris
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. [300]-[305]
- Contents
- Paris and Versailles -- Versailles and Philadelphia -- Philadelphia, New York, and Paris -- Conspirators and ambassadors -- The mission at Passy -- Danger and triumph -- Life in the Hôtel de Valentinois -- "Douceur de Vie" -- Death of a diplomat -- A letter of resignation -- Failure of a mission -- Violation of instructions -- End of a story.
- ISBN
- 0385156359
- 9780385156356
- LCCN
- 81043284
- OCLC
- ocm07812765
- 7812765
- SCSB-40700
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library