Term of Award
Summer 2006
Degree Name
Master of Arts in History (M.A.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of History
Committee Chair
Donald Rakestraw
Committee Member 1
Charles Crouch
Committee Member 2
Lisa Denmark
Committee Member 3
Alan Downs
Abstract
The objective of this thesis is to determine the function and effectiveness of state diplomats in the Confederate cause abroad by examining the mission of Thomas Butler King to the courts of Europe for the state of Georgia within the context of the international dimensions of the first year of the Civil War. The work will address the various Confederate arguments for recognition through the examination of propaganda documents published by King and their effect on French and British policies. The work will further investigate the direct trade movement of the 1850s and its effect on the southern diplomatic effort.
Recommended Citation
Kearns, Mary Pinckney, "Secession Diplomacy: A Study of Thomas Butler King, Commissioner of Georgia to Europe, 1861" (2006). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 587.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/587
Research Data and Supplementary Material
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