Mark Washburne: 2 books
A Biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne Congressman, Secretary of State, Envoy Extraordinary
Volume Six: Remaining Years in France as American Minister
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
In 1869, President Grant nominated his old friend Elihu Washburne as secretary of state and then as minister to France. Washburne presented his credentials to Napoleon III and was present in 1870 for the Franco-German War. Following the war with the Germans, the people of Paris rose up in revolt and...
A Biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne Congressman, Secretary of State, Envoy Extraordinary
Volume Seven: Presidential Candidate and End of Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
This seventh and final volume explores the life of the Civil War congressman, secretary of state, and the American minister to France, Elihu Washburnefrom his retirement from public office to his death in 1887. During this final chapter in his life, Elihu Washburne was a presidential candidate for...