Few episodes in the history of American foreign relations are as fascinating as the mission of Edmund Genet, the first minister sent to the United States from the new French Republic. Genet arrived in 1793, anxious to win support for France against Britain and other "enemies of republicanism." However, within months after his arrival, his confrontations with the Washington administration brought relations between the two countries almost to the point of rupture.
Few episodes in the history of American foreign relations are as fascinating as the mission of Edmund Genet, the first minister sent to the United Sta...
A biography of James Monroe who became the fifth president of the United States in 1816. Ammon recreates his remarkable career, through his service in the revolutionary army, the Confederation Congress, to his exertions in James Madison's cabinet and his subsequent presidency.
A biography of James Monroe who became the fifth president of the United States in 1816. Ammon recreates his remarkable career, through his service...
