Yankees at the Court: The First Americans in ParisThe 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. |
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Page 22
... King was as he prepared himself for his first major policy decision : the American question . He had been secretive since he was a boy . Discussion of state affairs with the Queen was impossible , not only because they did not interest ...
... King was as he prepared himself for his first major policy decision : the American question . He had been secretive since he was a boy . Discussion of state affairs with the Queen was impossible , not only because they did not interest ...
Page 39
... King , who had much admired Turgot when he appointed him , he talked like a schoolmaster , and the King could not bear to be lectured at . Perhaps he felt he was back in his unhappy boyhood with his alarming gover- nor . Also ...
... King , who had much admired Turgot when he appointed him , he talked like a schoolmaster , and the King could not bear to be lectured at . Perhaps he felt he was back in his unhappy boyhood with his alarming gover- nor . Also ...
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... King's uncle , the Spanish King , would join France in a defensive and offensive alliance with the United States , and he stated that , in case of a British ultimatum , the joint French and Spanish navies were , if com- bined , now ...
... King's uncle , the Spanish King , would join France in a defensive and offensive alliance with the United States , and he stated that , in case of a British ultimatum , the joint French and Spanish navies were , if com- bined , now ...
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