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 18
... waited , their agitation mixed with fear , to see which direction the King would take . " They did not have long to wait . That very night , May 12 , a messenger was sent to summon the Comte de Maurepas from his exile at Pontchartrain ...
... waited , their agitation mixed with fear , to see which direction the King would take . " They did not have long to wait . That very night , May 12 , a messenger was sent to summon the Comte de Maurepas from his exile at Pontchartrain ...
Page 32
... waited in vain . The Saint - Jean made a safe and rapid crossing , and the dis- patch was handed to the Comte de Guines at Calais as he passed through on his return from London to Paris . From Bon- vouloir's point of view the timing was ...
... waited in vain . The Saint - Jean made a safe and rapid crossing , and the dis- patch was handed to the Comte de Guines at Calais as he passed through on his return from London to Paris . From Bon- vouloir's point of view the timing was ...
Page 38
... waited to hear what Turgot , the Comptroller of Finances , would say . Turgot , at forty - seven , was the most at- tractive man in the room , and surely the most unhappy . One of the foremost economists of his time , he was also a ...
... waited to hear what Turgot , the Comptroller of Finances , would say . Turgot , at forty - seven , was the most at- tractive man in the room , and surely the most unhappy . One of the foremost economists of his time , he was also a ...
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