The making of John Ledyard : empire and ambition in the life of an early American traveler / Edward G. Gray.

During the course of his short but extraordinary life, John Ledyard (1751-1789) came in contact with some of the most remarkable figures of his era: the British explorer Captain James Cook, American financier Robert Morris, Revolutionary naval commander John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jef...

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Main Author: Gray, Edward G., 1964-2023
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007.
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Genre/Form:collective biographies.
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central