Envoy to the terror : Gouverneur Morris and the French Revolution / Melanie Randolph Miller

Author: Miller, Melanie Randolph, 1953-
Published: Dulles, Va. : Potomac Books, [2005]
Copyright Date: ©2005
Edition: 1st ed.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 284 pages)

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Language Note

English.

Contents

Introduction: The Revolutionary from New York -- Before Paris -- Morris Appraises Paris -- "Ces Indignes Francais" -- "I Had Better Leave This Alone, But"-Zeal Gets the Best of Morris -- Agent for Washington, Provocateur for France -- Once More unto the Breach -- The Opponents -- Thomas Paine -- Hidden Antagonists -- The End of the Monarchy -- Morris Confronts the New Republic -- The "Heart Burnings" -- The Recall -- Departure.

Summary

An American Founding Father's important contributions to the French Revolution.

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ISBN

9781612342771 (electronic bk.)
1612342779 (electronic bk.)
1574887866
9781574887860
1574887874
9781574887877

Note

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--George Washington University, 2000.

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references.

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