THE SCIENTIST TURNED SPY: Andre Michaux, Thomas Jefferson, and the Conspiracy of 1793
Drawing on sources buried in the vault of the American Philosophical Society, Spero offers a bona fide page-turner that sheds new light on an incipient American political climate that fostered reckless diplomatic ventures under the guise of scientific exploration, revealing the air of uncertainty and opportunity that pervaded the early republic.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 334
Publisher: UVaP
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9780813952185
Item #: 9011021
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