The XYZ affair
By: William Stinchcombe.
Series: Contributions in American history -- no.89
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Westport, Conn; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
Subjects: United States -- Foreign relations -- France.; France -- Foreign relations -- United States.; United States -- History -- War with France, 1798-1800.; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1797-1801.; France -- Foreign relations -- 1792-1815.
Description: "Crafted by an editor of John Marshall's papers, this volume presents a meticulous and fully documented study of a critical episode in American diplomacy that almost caused a war between the US and France in 1798. Stinchcombe engages the reader's interest through carefully focused chapters that mingle description with analysis in the unfolding story." -- Choice.
Notes: Bibliography, p141-157. - Includes index.