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 205
... Madrid , accurately phrased it . If Ver- gennes , the most experienced statesman in Europe , was naïve in his hopes of support from France's southern neighbor , it is hardly surprising that the Congress in Philadelphia was equally so ...
... Madrid , accurately phrased it . If Ver- gennes , the most experienced statesman in Europe , was naïve in his hopes of support from France's southern neighbor , it is hardly surprising that the Congress in Philadelphia was equally so ...
Page 209
... Madrid , far preferring four country palaces which pro- vided him with the hunting he loved and a constant change of scene and climate . There was El Pardo , just nine miles from Madrid , where he spent much of the winter . Aranjuez ...
... Madrid , far preferring four country palaces which pro- vided him with the hunting he loved and a constant change of scene and climate . There was El Pardo , just nine miles from Madrid , where he spent much of the winter . Aranjuez ...
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... Madrid soci- ety of the eighteenth century was a closed circle , uninterested in novelty . The wives of other foreign diplomats would have been natural companions ; but as the Jays had no official position , they were not invited to ...
... Madrid soci- ety of the eighteenth century was a closed circle , uninterested in novelty . The wives of other foreign diplomats would have been natural companions ; but as the Jays had no official position , they were not invited to ...
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