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James W. Gerard (1867–1951)

Autore di My Four Years in Germany

10 opere 162 membri 1 recensione

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Nota di disambiguazione:

(eng) James Watson Gerard III (1867-1951) was the grandson of the social reformer James Watson Gerard (1794-1874)

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Opere di James W. Gerard

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale
Gerard III, James W.
Data di nascita
1867-08-25
Data di morte
1951-09-06
Luogo di sepoltura
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Plot: Section H, Lot 20885)
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
USA
Luogo di nascita
Geneseo, New York, USA
Luogo di morte
Southampton, New York, USA
Luogo di residenza
New York, New York, USA
Istruzione
Columbia University (1890)
New York Law School
Attività lavorative
lawyer
judge
diplomat
U.S. ambassador (to Germany 1913-1917)
Organizzazioni
New York State Supreme Court (Associate justice, 1908-1911)
Nota di disambiguazione
James Watson Gerard III (1867-1951) was the grandson of the social reformer James Watson Gerard (1794-1874)

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I thought this would be very dry reading and that I would quit very quickly. I bought the book because I love hardcover books. I was wrong about the subject and the writer. It was a personal look into the time leading up to and just after the start of WWI by the US ambassador during that time. I learned more about WWI and the German geography than I had known before. I had questions answered and learned things I didn't even know to ask. Although, there was some dry reading but the content was enough to keep my attention. The writer, who was the ambassador at the time, states from the beginning that the book is not a recount of the stuff already in history books and readily available in US State Department collections. I recommended it to an Economics college professor.… (altro)
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justtj | Aug 29, 2011 |

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Statistiche

Opere
10
Utenti
162
Popolarità
#130,374
Voto
3.8
Recensioni
1
ISBN
17
Lingue
2

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