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Book SynopsisAs 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 governme
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*A Note on Sources, pg. xv*CHAPTER I. Background, pg. 1*CHAPTER II. Last Days of the Old Republic, pg. 11*CHAPTER III. Maneuvers and Positions, pg. 46*CHAPTER IV. The Trent Affair, pg. 97*CHAPTER V. The Blockade and Diplomacy, pg. 119*CHAPTER VI. The Trip to Richmond, pg. 143*CHAPTER VII. Renewed Pressure for Peace, pg. 185*CHAPTER VIII. The Three-Power Proposal, pg. 210*CHAPTER IX. The French Proposal of 1863, pg. 251*CHAPTER X. Mexico, pg. 275*CHAPTER XI. A Sea of Troubles, pg. 304*CHAPTER XII. Last Weehs and Return, pg. 348*Conclusion, pg. 364*Bibliography, pg. 375*Index, pg. 389
