Gold Braid and Foreign Relations: Diplomatic Activities of U.S. Naval Officers, 1798-1883

by David F. Long

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870212281
• ISBN13: 9780870212284
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"