Gold Braid and Foreign Relations

Diplomatic Activities of U.S. Naval Officers, 1798-1883

By David F. Long
  • Subject: General Military & Naval History | U.S. Navy
  • Format:
    Hardcover
  • Pages:
    528
    pages
  • Published:
    June 1, 1988
  • ISBN-10:
    0870212281
  • ISBN-13:
    9780870212284
  • Product Dimensions:
    9 × 6 × 1 in
  • Product Weight:
    33 oz
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Overview

This is a unique study of the officer diplomats of the "Old Navy" that covers 500 cases over an 85-year period, ending with Commodore Robert W. Schufeldt and the negotiation of America's first treaty with Korea.

About the Author

David Long

David F. Long was a professor of history at the University of New Hampshire and the author of Sailor-Diplomat: A Biography of James Biddle, and Ready to Hazard: A Biography of Commodore William Bainbridge. He died in 2001.

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