| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 289 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-280) and index. |
| Contents |
John Armstrong's unpromising beginning -- Napoleon quashes the Florida "job" -- The cycle of depredation begins, 1806-07 -- Napoleon takes exception to Jefferson's embargo -- Captured ships and stranded seamen: Napoleon reacts to the embargo -- Increasing tensions, 1809 -- Napoleon shifts the diplomatic initiative to London -- Fleeting hopes for conciliation, 1809-10 -- Both sides charge bad faith -- Napoleon toys with Macon's bill -- Madison bets on the Cadore letter -- Russell struggles, Napoleon cavils -- Serurier Parries complaints and rejoices at Foster's undoing -- Madison prepares a French initiative as British relations worsen -- Joel Barlow, undaunted optimist -- Barlow falters, London retreats -- Co-belligerency and a diplomatic breakthrough -- Serurier frets: will congress declare war on both belligerents? -- Barlow goes to Vilna as the Russian campaign collapses -- Serurier reports on wartime Washington: from Paris a long silence -- Serurier chagrined as Madison looks for peace -- End of an era: the Crawford mission -- Napoleon's case against Americans: summarizing the evidence. |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- France.
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France -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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Madison, James, 1751-1836.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1801-1815.
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France -- Foreign relations -- 1792-1815.
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| ISBN |
157488879X (alk. paper) |
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9781574888799 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
YDXCP 2108586 |
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NZ1 8871204 |
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