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Ruined by this miserable war [[electronic resource] ] : the dispatches of Charles Prosper Fauconnet, a French diplomat in New Orleans, 1863-1868 / / edited by Carl A. Brasseaux and Katherine Carmines Mooney ; translated by Carl A. Brasseaux



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Autore: Fauconnet Charles Prosper <19th cent.> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Ruined by this miserable war [[electronic resource] ] : the dispatches of Charles Prosper Fauconnet, a French diplomat in New Orleans, 1863-1868 / / edited by Carl A. Brasseaux and Katherine Carmines Mooney ; translated by Carl A. Brasseaux Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Knoxville, : University of Tennessee Press, c2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (270 p.)
Disciplina: 973.7
Soggetto topico: Diplomatic and consular service, French - Louisiana - New Orleans - History - 19th century
French - Louisiana - History - 19th century
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - Louisiana
Soggetto geografico: Louisiana History Civil War, 1861-1865 Sources
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Sources
Altri autori: BrasseauxCarl A  
MooneyKatherine Carmines  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. 1863; 2. 1864; 3. 1865; 4. 1868; Notes; Index
Sommario/riassunto: In March 1863, after Northern general Benjamin F. Butler demanded the recall of the French consul-general, an unabashed Confederate sympathizer, from Union-occupied New Orleans, Charles Prosper Fauconnet assumed the duties of acting consul. A seasoned diplomat who had risen slowly through the ranks in Latin America and the United States, Fauconnet quickly and effectively repaired the rift between local French and American authorities while striving valiantly to safeguard the interests of his government and the French nationals who found themselves literally and figuratively caught in the
Titolo autorizzato: Ruined by this miserable war  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-57233-921-7
1-283-92507-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910786295503321
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