In 'Recollections of a Minister to France 1869-1877', Elihu Benjamin Washburne offers a personal account of his time serving as the United States Minister to France during the turbulent period of the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune. The book provides a fascinating glimpse into the political and social world of France during a crucial moment in its history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and...