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The scientist turned spy : André Michaux, Thomas Jefferson, and the Conspiracy of 1793 / Patrick Spero.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating E313 .M537 202
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection E313 .M537 202
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Spero, Patrick, author.
- Series:
- Jeffersonian America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Michaux, André, 1746-1802.
- Michaux, André.
- Genêt Affair, 1793.
- United States--Foreign relations--1789-1797.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--France.
- France--Foreign relations--United States.
- France.
- Espionage--United States--History--19th century.
- Espionage.
- Michaux, André, 1746-1802--Travel.
- Botanists--France--Biography.
- Botanists.
- American Philosophical Society.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 334 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- André Michaux, Thomas Jefferson, and the Conspiracy of 1793
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville; London : University of Virginia Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "A biography of André Michaux, the most famous scientific explorer of North America before Lewis and Clark, who was conscripted by the revolutionary French government as a secret agent to organize American frontiersmen to attack Spanish-controlled New Orleans, seize control of Louisiana, and establish an independent republic in the American West. New evidence also implicates Thomas Jefferson in the plot. Patrick Spero sheds new light on politics, diplomacy, scientific exploration, and the air of uncertainty and opportunity in the early republic"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Prologue: Investigating a Legend
- Part I. André Michaux
- The Education of André Michaux
- A Circuitous Route to America
- Making America Home
- A Botanist Unleashed
- Revolutionary Disruptions
- Part II. The Subscription List
- The Promise and Perils of the West
- America's Scientific Institution
- America's Scientific Community
- American Interests and Scientific Priorities
- Part III. The Expedition
- Enter Edmond Genet
- A New Mission
- Michaux's Dual and Dueling Expeditions
- Organizing a New Expedition
- The Return
- The End of an Expedition
- Part IV. Legacies Lost and Lasting
- Michaux's Last Days
- Hidden Legacies
- Epilogue: Remnants and Relevance.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Kennedy fund bookplate; c.2 gift of the publisher.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Spero, Patrick, 1978- Scientist turned spy
- ISBN:
- 9780813952185
- 0813952182
- OCLC:
- 1419875993
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