{"product_id":"the-selected-papers-of-john-amanda-reeser-lawrence-9780813931234","title":"The Selected Papers of John Jay: 1780-1782 Volume 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Selected Papers of John Jay\u003c\/i\u003e opens in January 1780 with Jay's arrival in Spain on his first diplomatic mission abroad. It ends in June 1782 with his departure for France to join Benjamin Franklin in negotiating a peace treaty with Great Britain. Jay's mission in Spain was to seek recognition of American independence, a treaty of alliance, and financial aid, despite Spain's refusal to receive any American diplomat as representative of an independent nation. His personal letters supplement the public correspondence with American, Spanish, and French officials and financiers. The documents provide a case study of the perils of negotiating from a position of political, military, and, especially, financial weakness, and delineate the conflicts that plagued Spanish-American relations for decades. They also demonstrate the additional strains on Jay's household caused by social isolation, insufficient funds, separation from their often endangered families, and routine detention and inspection of their mail. Jay's Spanish experience set the stage for his independent stance during the peace negotiations and magnified his determination to create a stronger, more unified nation that would be treated with respect abroad. Access to people, places, and events in the volume is facilitated by detailed annotation, illustrations, a biographical directory, and a comprehensive index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe publication of this volume has been supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda Reeser Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813931231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813931234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Virginia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.60w x 2.40d","brand":"Amanda Reeser Lawrence","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120312217855,"sku":"9780813931234","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e9c14d07-3a74-45fc-8395-b3706a56eb8b.jpg?v=1687413645","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-selected-papers-of-john-amanda-reeser-lawrence-9780813931234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}