Memoir of a Republican Royalist: Gouverneur Morris, Chronicler and Actor of the French Revolution
@article{Ricard2017MemoirOA, title={Memoir of a Republican Royalist: Gouverneur Morris, Chronicler and Actor of the French Revolution}, author={Serge Ricard}, journal={Canadian Review of American Studies}, year={2017}, volume={47}, pages={353 - 372} }
Abstract:The Paris sojourn of the author of A Diary of the French Revolution is possibly the most fascinating period of his eventful life. As George Washington's informant and emissary (official and unofficial) in both Paris and London, Gouverneur Morris discreetly contributed to the United States' policy toward France and England. Upon his arrival in Paris in February 1789, Morris became the privileged witness of the outbreak of the French Revolution, of which he would become an invaluable…
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