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Recollections of a Minister to France, Vol. 1 of 2: 1869-1877 (Classic Reprint)
Recollections of a Minister to France Vol 1 of 2 18691877 - Classic Reprint Author:E. B. Washburne RECOLLECTIONS OF A MINISTER TO FRANCE. CHAPTER 1. THE L;ST DAYS OF THE EMPIRE. Beginning of term of Service in France-Arrh'al in Paris-Paris in ) 869- Presentation to the Emperor and Empress-General Dix-An election for the Corps L~gisla.tir-Discontenl in Paris-M. Rouher-" Transcontinental, Memphis, EI Pa~o and Pacific Railway"-Prince de La Tour ... more »u'Auvergne-Postal Treaty-Visit to the Imperial Palace at Compitgue -Opening of the Corp1i Legislatif-New Year's a.t the Tuileries-Changc: of Ministry-r"l. Ollivier. I PRO POSE to record my reminiscences in Paris and France from the spring of 1869 to the fall of 1877. lVIy term of service as lVIinistcr of the United States to France was eight years and a half, which was a longer term than that of any diplomatic representative we ever had in that country. It comprised one of the most interesting epochs in history, and embraced the siege and Commune of Paris. I write from my personal knowledge and pcrsonal recollection,
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CONTENTS; CHAPTER I; THE 1AST DAYS OF Till': EMPIRE; Ileginning 01 the Term of Service in France-Arrival in Paris-Paris in; t869-Presentation to the Emperor an-u-Empress-General Dix-An; Election for the Corps Lt!gislatif':""'Discontent ill Paris-J1 Rouhcr; Transcontinental, Memphis, EI Paso and Pacific Railway "- Prince; de La Tour rl'Auverg-ne-Postal Treaty-Visit to the Imperial Palact!; at Compi~gne-Opening of the Corps L~gislati[-New Year's at the; Tuilerics-Change of l·nnistry-M Ollivier ; CHAPTER II; THE DEClARA TrO:r OF V A R; Significance of the Hohen7011ern Incident-King Vi Ilia m 's Rumored Illsut; to the French Ambassador-Some Traits of the Emperor and Empress; of France-American« less