Caleb Johnson is one of a dying breed, a mountain man who lives in a log cabin near the town of Bear Creek, Colorado. What sets him even more apart from others; he is a black man who has chosen to set himself apart from what others call civilization. Benjamin Winthrop is a former Confederate cavalry officer. He's had to sell his family's Louisiana plantation, and is on his way to settle in Oregon and start a new life. The lives of these two disparate men intersect in Bear Creek, when Ben runs afoul of a trio of local toughs who decide to hang him for his effrontery. Caleb has the bad luck to...
Caleb Johnson is one of a dying breed, a mountain man who lives in a log cabin near the town of Bear Creek, Colorado. What sets him even more apart fr...
American diplomacy, since the beginning, when Benjamin Franklin was sent to Paris as the American Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, has been a dangerous business. It has also, since the beginning, been little understood by most Americans. In this volume, in their own words, American diplomats describe the hazards of their profession. Edited by Ambassador (retired) Charles Ray, a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Foreign Service, these stories show American diplomacy in a way not shown by popular media, or for that matter, many academic studies.
American diplomacy, since the beginning, when Benjamin Franklin was sent to Paris as the American Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, has been...
