Documents of the Emerging Nation

Mary A. Giunta is a historian with the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. J. Dane Hartgrove is a member of the staff of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

• Part 1 Wartime DiplomacyChapter 2 Beinnings of U.S. DiplomacyChapter 3 French Aid Prior to Formal TreatiesChapter 4 The Problems Facing FranceChapter 5 Negotiating Treaties with FranceChapter 6 Negotiations with SpainChapter 7 Early Peace EffortsChapter 8 Negotiating the Treaty of PeacePart 9 Postwar DiplomacyChapter 10 Anglo-American CommerceChapter 11 Postwar Diplomacy with FranceChapter 12 Postwar Diplomacy with SpainChapter 13 Other Diplomatic FrontsChapter 14 The Barbary PowersChapter 15 The Far East TradeChapter 16 Relations with Native AmericansChapter 17 Toward Federal Diplomacy

Documents of the Emerging Nation: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1775-1789 brings a veritable library of diplomatic records into the classroom. This treasure trove holds gems that illustrate the great challenges faced by American diplomats in gaining foreign recognition, entering into treaties, achieving independence, and fulfilling the new nation's promise in an inhospitable world.