A Quaker Goes to Spain - The Diplomatic Mission of Anthony Morris, 1813-1816

A Quaker Goes to Spain is a multifaceted historical narrative. It recounts in detail a unique but virtually forgotten U.S. diplomatic initiative during The War of 1812, interwoven with a far more personal account of the emotional hardship, and the cultural and philosophical growth, experienced by the unusual man sent to carry out the mission.

List of contents

PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Chapter One: THE CROSSING
Chapter Two: THE MISSION
Chapter Three: Epilogue: THE LATER YEARS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY

About the author

H. L. Dufour Woolfley, a retired officer of the United States Foreign Service, has held varied diplomatic and consular assignments centered on U.S. ties with Europe, including as political adviser to the commander of NATO's southern flank. Prior to joining the Department of State he practiced law in his native Louisiana and served for three years in the United States Army. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University Law School (JD) and also studied at Robert College in Istanbul and the American University of Beirut. He is the author of Susquehanna Squire, The Story of William Lloyd (2005).

Summary

A Quaker Goes to Spain is a multifaceted historical narrative. It recounts in detail a unique but virtually forgotten U.S. diplomatic initiative during The War of 1812, interwoven with a far more personal account of the emotional hardship, and the cultural and philosophical growth, experienced by the unusual man sent to carry out the mission.

Product details

• Authors: H L Dufour Woolfley, H. L. Woolfley, H. L. Dufour Woolfley
• Publisher: University Press Copublishing Division
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781611461350
• ISBN: 978-1-61146-135-0
• No. of pages: 214
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 234 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 463 g
• Series: Studies in Eighteenth-Century America and the Atlantic World; Studies in the Eighteenth Century and the Atlantic World; ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplo; Studies in Eighteenth-Century America and the Atlantic World; Studies in Eighteenth-Century; ADST-DACOR Diplomats and Diplo
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education