| A Journal from Our Legation in Belgium (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) Contributor(s): Gibson, Hugh (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406528005 ISBN-13: 9781406528008 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $13.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Hugh Simons Gibson was an American diplomat. He was in Belgium as secretary to the American Legation, when World War I began. In 1915 he unsuccessfully attempted to prevent the execution of British Nurse Edith Cavell. He was a friend of Herbert Hoover, Foreign Service officer: U.S. Minister to Poland, 1919-24; Switzerland, 1924-27; Luxembourg, 1927-33, 1937-38; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1927-33, 1937-38; Brazil, 1933-36. He was on the front cover of Time Magazine on the Nov. 26, 1923, July 18, 1927 and Feb. 8, 1932 issues. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Essays - Travel - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 949 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 308 pages |