Triumph in Paris: The Exploits of Benjamin FranklinHarper & Row, 1976 - 420 Seiten This book depicts Benjamin Franklin's trip to Paris in 1776 to negotiate America's first foreign alliance and the difficulty of the task. |
Inhalt
Benjamin Franklin Congressman | 22 |
Benjamin Franklin Secret Agent | 33 |
Aboard the Reprisal Paris Bound | 49 |
Urheberrecht | |
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Admiral affairs agent alliance ally Ambassador American cause American independence arms army arrived Arthur Lee asked attack battle Beaumarchais Benedict Arnold Brillon Britain British Captain Chaumont chess colonies command commerce commissioners Committee Congress Cornwallis court Deane diplomatic dispatched drafted Dubourg England envoy Europe fleet Floridablanca force Foreign France French gennes George George III Gérard Gibraltar Grenville Helvétius Henry Laurens informed instructions John Adams King knew Lafayette Laurens letter London Lord Lord North Lord Stormont Louis XVI Luzerne Madame Madame Helvétius Madrid March Marquis de Lafayette mediation Minister mission Morris Nantes naval negotiations never officers Oswald Paris Passy peace Philadelphia political port proposed received reply reported Rochambeau sail secret sent Shelburne ships Silas Deane Spain Spanish spies Stormont talks thought thousand tion told treaty troops United Vergennes Vergennes's Versailles victory wanted Washington Wentworth York
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