Henri Mercier and the American Civil War / / Daniel B. Carroll.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Carroll, Daniel B.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1971
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1701
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (420 p.)

As French ambassador to the United States from July 1860 through December 1863, Henri Mercier was in an excellent position to observe, report, and influence the events of those crucial years. Through a description of Mercier's diplomacy, Professor Carroll gives a new account of the Civil War-the tenacious nationalism of the Lincoln-Seward government, the French economic distress caused by the loss of the cotton trade, the continental perspective on the War, the men and society of Washington and Richmond. He shows, in particular, that while maintaining friendly relations in Washington, Mercier seriously considered French recognition of the South, and intervention if necessary. Professor Carroll outlines the French peace proposals of 1862 and 1863, and also Mercier's ingenious plan for a North-South common market.Originally published in 1971.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- A Note on Sources -- CHAPTER I. Background -- CHAPTER II. Last Days of the Old Republic -- CHAPTER III. Maneuvers and Positions -- CHAPTER IV. The Trent Affair -- CHAPTER V. The Blockade and Diplomacy -- CHAPTER VI. The Trip to Richmond -- CHAPTER VII. Renewed Pressure for Peace -- CHAPTER VIII. The Three-Power Proposal -- CHAPTER IX. The French Proposal of 1863 -- CHAPTER X. Mexico -- CHAPTER XI. A Sea of Troubles -- CHAPTER XII. Last Weehs and Return -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index