Daniel Webster and our foreign policy: Historical New Hampshire / by Elmer Munson Hunt.

Title:

Daniel Webster and our foreign policy: Historical New Hampshire / by Elmer Munson Hunt.

Author:

Hunt, Elmer Munson,

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1947.

Physical Description:

p. 2-16: illustrations.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire:New Hampshire Historical Society, 1947 Vol. 2 (June 1947) Historical New Hampshire

Description:

The article discusses the foreign policy of U.S. Senator Daniel Webster. It particularly focuses on his support for Greece in its War of Independence against Turkey and his belief in the superiority of republics and systems of government. The author also comments on Webster's views concerning the War of 1812 and his opinions of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and Emperor Alexander I of Russia. Several of Webster's speeches are quoted at length. The foreign policy of U.S. President James Monroe and his Monroe Doctrine, which rejected the intervention of European powers in the Americas, are also considered.

Subjects:

Foreign relations of the United States 1783-1865. , Greek War of Independence, 1821-1832. , Monroe doctrine.

People:

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852. , Napol�on I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. , Monroe, James, 1758-1831. , Alexander I, Emperor of Russia, 1777-1825.

Organizations:

New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.

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