AMBASSADORIAL DIARIES: THE COURT OF ST. JAMES'S 1918-1921
Language: English
Published by West Virginia University Press, Morgantown, W. Va, 1993
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Ex Library book and has stickers or markings as such. No writing or markings other then from the library, All pages intact and clean, shows minor signs of wear from use. Great reading copy, Save money and recycle books! Shipped with care in a bubble mailer. --- Julia Davis and Dolore A. Fleming present the diary John W. Davis kept as United States ambassador to Great Britain under Woodrow Wilson, from December 1918 to March 1921. The entries cover the immediate aftermath of the First World War, the London campaign for the League of Nations, and Anglo-American relations during the treaty debates. Davis also recorded developments in British domestic politics, including proposals and legislation on unemployment insurance, profit-sharing, a minimum wage, and the eight-hour day. Among them is a remark by Prime Minister David Lloyd George that his program was liberal enough to shock an American Democrat.
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- Title
- AMBASSADORIAL DIARIES: THE COURT OF ST. JAMES'S 1918-1921
- Author
- Julia Davis and Dolores A. Fleming (Editors)
- Publisher
- West Virginia University Press, Morgantown, W. Va
- Publication year
- 1993
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Book Type
- Ex-Library
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0937058270
- ISBN 13
- 9780937058275
- Item weight
- 3.6 pounds
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 14.0 x 4.0 inches
- Seller catalogs
- Biography & Memoir
John W. Davis (1873-1955) was the most important national politician to call West Virginia home. Nominated for president by the Democratic Party in 1924, Davis lost to the incumbent Calvin Coolidge. This diary is an engaging day-by-day account of Davis's service as U.S. ambassador to England at a pivotal point in modern history. The recent World War and Russian Revolution, the new thirst for oil, the old strife in Ireland, and the final days of the Wilson presidency fill this diary with enduring significance. Davis also offers a look at the personalities which shaped the post-war world and describes the pageantry and social life of America's most coveted ambassadorial assignment.
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About the Author
Julia Davis was the daughter of John W. Davis and lived in Charles Town, West Virginia, until the time of her death in 1993 at the age of 92. Dolores A. Fleming is a historian living in Morgantown, West Virginia.
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