Diplomatically Speaking
by Lloyd Carpenter Griscom
Publisher: Literary Guild of America 1940
Number of pages: 498
Description:
Mr. Griscom's life story reads like something out of one of Davis' own adventure tales. At 20 he found himself in London as Secretary to Mr. Bayard, our first full Ambassador to the Court of St. James's. Then came Constantinople, a veritable nest of spies, assassins and international intrigue.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(multiple formats)
Similar books
Henry Ford's Own Storyby Rose Wilder Lane - Forest Hills
A biographical account of Henry Ford's journey from a curious farm boy to the founder of the Ford Motor Company. The book captures his innovative spirit, determination, and the principles that shaped his vision for affordable automobiles.
(310 views)
John Adams: A Lifeby John Ferling - The University of Tennessee Press
Ferling depicts a reluctant revolutionary, a leader who was deeply troubled by the warfare that he helped to make, and a fiercely independent statesman. The book brings to life an exciting time, an age in which Adams played an important role.
(11167 views)
The Meaning of Mandelaby Xolela Mangcu - Human Sciences Research Council
This lively, engaging and witty collection of lectures brings together the renowned African and African-American scholars - Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates Jr and Wole Soyinka - to reflect on the public meaning of the iconic Nelson Mandela.
(17212 views)
Benjamin Franklinby John T. Morse Jr. - Houghton-Mifflin
This is 1889 biography of Benjamin Franklin. It is here reproduced in recognition of its value as a picture of one of the most notable personalities of Colonial times, and of its acknowledged rank as one of the great autobiographies of the world.
(18107 views)