page_title: Edmond-Charles Genêt
section_title: Descendants
hierarchical_section_title: Edmond-Charles Genêt / Personal life / Descendants
caption_attribution_description: English: Identifier: warlettersofedmo00gene (find matches) Title: War letters of Edmond Genet, the first American aviator killed flying the stars and stripes Year: 1918 (1910s) Authors: Genet, Edmond Charles Clinton, 1896-1917 Channing, Grace Ellery, 1862-1937, ed Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's Sons Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ' Text Appearing After Image: Edmond Charles Clinton Genet.From a photograph taken in Paris, September 4, 1916, WAR LETTERS OF EDMOND GENET THE FIRST AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED FLYING THESTARS AND STRIPES EDITED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION, BY GRACE ELLERY CHANNING PREFATORY NOTE BY JOHN JAY CHAPMAN NEW YORKCHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS 1918 Copyright, 1918, byCHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS PubUshed Jxine, 1918 JUN 10 1918warlettersofedmo00gene Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: Edmond-Charles Genêt, also known as Citizen Genêt, was the French envoy to the United States appointed by the Girondins during the French Revolution. His actions on arriving in the United States led to a major political and international incident, which was termed the Citizen Genêt Affair. Because of his actions, President George Washington asked the French government to recall him. The Mountain, having risen to power at the same time, replaced Genêt and issued a warrant for his arrest. Fearing for his life, Genêt asked for asylum in America, which was granted by Washington. Genêt stayed in the United States until his death. Historian Carol Berkin argues that the Genêt affair bolstered popular respect for the president and strengthened his role in dealing with in foreign affairs.
context_section_description: Edmond Charles Clinton Genet (1896–1917), who served with the Lafayette Escadrille and was the first American flier to die in the First World War after the United States declared war against Germany in 1917, was Genêt's great-grandson.
caption: Edmond Charles Clinton Genet on September 4, 1916. He was in the midst of his six-month training to become a fighter pilot
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