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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... political philosophy . How did this national way of polit- ical life appear to its founders , and how was it perceived by the Old World looking across the long and dreary expanses of the Atlantic Ocean ? " 10 To answer the first part of ...
... political philosophy . How did this national way of polit- ical life appear to its founders , and how was it perceived by the Old World looking across the long and dreary expanses of the Atlantic Ocean ? " 10 To answer the first part of ...
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... political leader of the Whigs , he served as patriot governor of the state throughout the war . Ever hospitable to the young , the governor and his wife kept open house for the friends of their seven children : Wil- liam , Jr ...
... political leader of the Whigs , he served as patriot governor of the state throughout the war . Ever hospitable to the young , the governor and his wife kept open house for the friends of their seven children : Wil- liam , Jr ...
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... political allies of , 188-89 political opposition to , 77 , 187 private life of , 82-83 propaganda campaign , 171–72 reaction to Yorktown surrender , 190 rejection of Franklin's memorandum ( 1777 ) , 76 relations with Beaumarchais , 60 ...
... political allies of , 188-89 political opposition to , 77 , 187 private life of , 82-83 propaganda campaign , 171–72 reaction to Yorktown surrender , 190 rejection of Franklin's memorandum ( 1777 ) , 76 relations with Beaumarchais , 60 ...
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