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Envoy to the Terror: Gouverneur Morris and the French Revolution
Melanie Randolph Miller
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Description for Envoy to the Terror: Gouverneur Morris and the French Revolution
paperback. The story of Gouverneur Morris, the brilliant and unconventional Founding Father from New York, is a forgotten jewel in the crown of early American national history. Envoy to the Terror is the first in-depth study of Morris's time in France (1789-94), and it convincingly discredits many longstanding myths about his performance as a diplomat. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
The story of Gouverneur Morris, the brilliant and unconventional Founding Father from New York, is a forgotten jewel in the crown of early American national history. Although he was an important contributor to our Constitution, Morris has generally received little respect or attention from historians. The reason for this long indifference lies primarily in the most powerful but misunderstood episode of Morris’s life: his experience as American minister to France during the height of the French Revolution. Envoy to the Terror is the first in-depth study of Morris’s time in France (1789-94), and it convincingly discredits many longstanding myths about ... Read more
The story of Gouverneur Morris, the brilliant and unconventional Founding Father from New York, is a forgotten jewel in the crown of early American national history. Although he was an important contributor to our Constitution, Morris has generally received little respect or attention from historians. The reason for this long indifference lies primarily in the most powerful but misunderstood episode of Morris’s life: his experience as American minister to France during the height of the French Revolution. Envoy to the Terror is the first in-depth study of Morris’s time in France (1789-94), and it convincingly discredits many longstanding myths about ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781574887877
SKU
V9781574887877
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About Melanie Randolph Miller
Melanie Randolph Miller began her professional career in aeronautical engineering before going on to law school and finally to obtain a doctorate in American history. She is the editor of the Gouverneur Morris Papers: Diaries Project and the author of Envoy to the Terror: Gouverneur Morris and the French Revolution.
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