François Barbé-Marbois (1745–1837)
Auteur de Our revolutionary forefathers; the letters of François, Marquis de Barbé-Marbois, during his residence in the United States as secretary of the French legation, 1779-1785
A propos de l'auteur
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) Full name: François Barbé-Marbois, marquis de Barbé-Marbois
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Œuvres de François Barbé-Marbois
Our revolutionary forefathers; the letters of François, Marquis de Barbé-Marbois, during his residence in… (1929) 7 exemplaires
Complot d'Arnold et de sir Henry Clinton contre les États-Unis d'Amérique et contre le général Washington,… (1817) 6 exemplaires
Lettres de madame la marquise de Pompadour: depuis 1753 jusqu'à 1762, inclusivement. En 2 t. T. 1-2 (2001) 4 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Barbé-Marbois, François
- Autres noms
- Marquis de Barbé-Marbois
- Date de naissance
- 1745-01-31
- Date de décès
- 1837-02-12
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- France
- Lieu de naissance
- Metz, France
- Lieux de résidence
- Metz, France (birthplace)
USA
Saint-Domingue - Professions
- politician
diplomat - Prix et distinctions
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Foreign Honorary)
American Philosophical Society (Foreign Honorary) - Courte biographie
- Negotiated the Louisana Purchase with the United States in 1803
- Notice de désambigüisation
- Full name: François Barbé-Marbois, marquis de Barbé-Marbois
Membres
Critiques
Complot d'Arnold et de sir Henry Clinton contre les… par Francois Barbé-Marbois, marquis de
"I thank you, dear Sir, for the copy of the interesting narrative of the Complet d’Arnold which you have been so kind as to send me. it throws lights on that incident of history which we did not possess before [. . .] an incident which merits to be known, as a lesson to mankind, in all it’s details." — Thomas Jefferson to Francois Barbé de Marbois, 14 June 1817
Louisiana specialist E. Wilson Lyon called Barbe-Marbois, "the man who sold Louisiana." Finance Minister under Premier Consul Bonaparte, Barbe-Marbois was assigned the task of negotiating the treaty of sale with James Monroe and Robert Livingston. He published this book outlining the general history of Louisiana with special emphasis on what Americans refer to as The Louisiana Purchase." A well written book that is mostly accurate; prized by professional historians.
Note at the beginning of Part II, in the chapter entitled "Cession of Louisiana by France to the United States," Barbe-Marbois repeats Volney's analysis of why France lost the war for North America (see my review of Volney's "View of the Climate and Soil of the USA.)… (plus d'informations)
Note at the beginning of Part II, in the chapter entitled "Cession of Louisiana by France to the United States," Barbe-Marbois repeats Volney's analysis of why France lost the war for North America (see my review of Volney's "View of the Climate and Soil of the USA.)… (plus d'informations)
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 5
- Membres
- 22
- Popularité
- #553,378
- Évaluation
- 2.0
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 4