Jefferson as Anglophile: Sagacity or Senility in the Era of Good Feelings?

Thomas Jefferson's recommendation that the US accept Great Britain's call for an Anglo-American alliance in 1823 against possible Franco-Spanish intervention in Latin America seemed to violate the aging stateman's deepest convictions. The issue of Jefferson as an Anglophile is discuss...

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Published in:	Diplomatic history Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 487 - 494
Main Author:	KAPLAN, LAWRENCE S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-07-1992 Scholarly Resources Inc Oxford University Press
Subjects:	Alliances Balance of power Despotism Diplomatic history Friendship Government corruption International alliances Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Personal profiles Presidents RESEARCH NOTE War White people United Kingdom United States UK US
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Summary:	Thomas Jefferson's recommendation that the US accept Great Britain's call for an Anglo-American alliance in 1823 against possible Franco-Spanish intervention in Latin America seemed to violate the aging stateman's deepest convictions. The issue of Jefferson as an Anglophile is discussed.
Bibliography:	istex:C936EF534BCB024D8F7296B4338D31BBAC5EBA99 ark:/67375/HXZ-2T55R629-B This paper was presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic in Madison, Wisconsin, July 1991.
ISSN:	0145-2096 1467-7709
DOI:	10.1111/j.1467-7709.1992.tb00518.x