| Description |
xxxi, 224 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreshadowing of the war : The true position of Jefferson Davis -- The three first Commissioners : Messrs. Rost, Yancey and Mann -- Judge Rost's first movements at Paris ; Mr. Dayton ; Cassius M. Clay -- Mr. Gregory's motion for recognition of the Southern Confederacy : The scene and the Actors -- Mr. Gregory's motion ; Sketches of leading English statesmen ; Fall of the curtain on the first act -- The influence of the battle of Bull's Run, the cotton famine, and the Trent case on Confederate diplomacy abroad -- Mr. Yancey's return and proposed withdrawal of the commissioners ; My counter movement and secret mission to Europe ; A glimpse of Gen. Lee -- |
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My interview with Lord Palmerston ; His public and private opinions of North and South -- The English press and its influence on diplomacy ; Its leading war correspondents in America ; Henry Ward Beecher's testimony -- The Emperor's last effort at mediation ; What we hoped to gain by it ; Simultaneous snubbing of France by Mr. Seward and Mr. Benjamin ; French intrigues in Texas. |
| Subject |
Confederate States of America -- Foreign relations.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1861-1865.
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De Leon, Edwin, 1818-1891.
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| Added Author |
Davis, William C., 1946-
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| ISBN |
0700614117 (alk. paper) |
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