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- Artikelzustand
- Type
- Paperback
- Publication Name
- Potomac Books
- ISBN-10
- 1574887874
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
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Publisher
Potomac Books, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1574887874
ISBN-13
9781574887877
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46836797
Product Key Features
Book Title
Envoy to the Terror : Gouverneur Morris and the French Revolution
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Europe / France, International Relations / General, Political, Historical
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-002961
Reviews
"In the hands of Melanie Miller, Gouverneur Morris's dramatic story as a diplomat in Paris during the French Revolution has finally been told by someone with the discipline of a historian but a novelist's eye. It's a 'page turner' in the best sense." --William Howard Adams, author of GOUVERNEUR MORRIS: AN INDEPENDENT LIFE "Miller's sprightly, authoritative account of Morris's experience in revolutionary France is the most recent effort to rehabilitate the reputation of a neglected Founding Father. It successfully refutes the unfair charges of Jefferson and Hamilton that his mission was a failure." -- Lawrence S. Kaplan, university professor emeritus of history, Kent State University, author of ALEXANDER HAMILTON: AMBIVALENT ANGLOPHILE "ENVOY TO THE TERROR is not only a perceptive study of the diplomatic career of one of the least known Founders, it makes critical contributions to our understanding of American diplomacy during the Federalist Era." --Dorothy Twohig, editor in chief emerita, Papers of George Washington, University of Virginia, Envoy to the Terror is not only a perceptive study of the diplomatic career of one of the least known Founders, it makes critical contributions to our understanding of American diplomacy during the Federalist Era., In the hands of Melanie Miller, Gouverneur Morris's dramatic story as a diplomat in Paris during the French Revolution has finally been told by someone with the discipline of a historian but a novelist's eye. It's a 'page turner' in the best sense., Miller's sprightly, authoritative account of Morris's experience in revolutionary France is the most recent effort to rehabilitate the reputation of a neglected Founding Father. It successfully refutes the unfair charges of Jefferson and Hamilton that his mission was a failure., Melanie Randolph Miller's spirited account of Gouverneur Morris's career in Paris from 1789 to 1794 is a welcome addition to the literature. Fully exploiting Morris's private and offical correspondence as well as his extraordinarily revealing diary, Miller offers a rounded and appealing portrait of a relatively neglected founder during the least well understood years of his career.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
327.73044092
Table Of Content
Dedication List of Illustrations Introduction : The Revolutionary from New York Chapter One : Before Paris Chapter Two : Morris Appraises Paris Chapter Three : "Ces Indignes Français" Chapter Four : "I Had Better Leave This Alone, But" --Zeal Gets the Best of Morris Chapter Five : Agent for Washington, Provocateur for France Chapter Six : Once More into the Breach Chapter Seven : The Opponents Chapter Eight : Thomas Paine Chapter Nine : Hidden Antagonists Chapter Ten : The End of the Monarchy Chapter Eleven : Morris Confronts the New Republic Chapter Twelve : The "Heart burnings" Chapter Thirteen : The Recall Chapter Fourteen : Coda Chapter Fifteen : Conclusion Bibliography
Synopsis
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 his performance as a diplomat. Morris arrived in Paris on business in 1789, just before the Revolution began. He quickly became involved in French politics and soon was advising not only the reformers, led by the Marquis de Lafayette, but King Louis XVI himself. His empathy for France deepened when he fell passionately in love with a beautiful aristocrat, and by the time of his appointment as U.S. minister he was too deeply enmeshed in French affairs to extricate himself. During the turbulent summer of 1792, Morris was involved in plots to help the king escape. When Louis was dethroned, Morris was the only diplomat to remain in Paris, and he coped single-handed with a flood of pleas for help from people in danger from the Terror. Melanie Randolph Miller's research reveals that, contrary to the charges of Morris's contemporaries, which have been adopted by many historians, Morris conducted himself throughout one of history's greatest cataclysms with superb diplomatic skill, compassion, and a determination to preserve French-American amity. While conventional wisdom has been that Morris was recalled due to misconduct and inability, this book establishes that it was instead the result of unfounded denunciations by secret adversaries, including Thomas Paine and John Adams's son-in-law, who viewed Morris as an obstacle to their ambitions and schemes in France. Envoy to the Terror brings to life the fascinating and dangerous intrigues of the French Revolution and provides a profound reinterpretation of Morris's role in one of the most important periods of America's early diplomatic history., 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.
LC Classification Number
E302.6.M7M49 2005
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