FREDERICK QUINN, an American diplomat and historian, who is a frequent visitor to the French Empire and written about the country's overseas presence for nearly three decades. His foreign service assignments in Francophone countries include Morocco, Haiti, Burkina Faso, Vietnam, and Cameroon. The Times Literary Supplement named his book, Democracy at Dawn: Notes from Poland and Points East, one of its international books of the year for 1998.

• IntroductionThe 16th Century: The Fishermen's and Sailors' EmpireThe 17th Century: The Traders' EmpireThe 18th Century: The Settlers' EmpireThe 19th Century: The Military's and Missionaries' Empire (Part I)The 19th Century: The Military's and Missionaries' Empire (Part II)The 20th Century: The Expanding EmpireThe 20th Century: The Receding EmpireIndex

FREDERICK QUINN, an American diplomat and historian, who is a frequent visitor to the French Empire and written about the country's overseas presence for nearly three decades. His foreign service assignments in Francophone countries include Morocco, Haiti, Burkina Faso, Vietnam, and Cameroon. The Times Literary Supplement named his book, Democracy at Dawn: Notes from Poland and Points East, one of its international books of the year for 1998.

• IntroductionThe 16th Century: The Fishermen's and Sailors' EmpireThe 17th Century: The Traders' EmpireThe 18th Century: The Settlers' EmpireThe 19th Century: The Military's and Missionaries' Empire (Part I)The 19th Century: The Military's and Missionaries' Empire (Part II)The 20th Century: The Expanding EmpireThe 20th Century: The Receding EmpireIndex

FREDERICK QUINN, an American diplomat and historian, who is a frequent visitor to the French Empire and written about the country's overseas presence for nearly three decades. His foreign service assignments in Francophone countries include Morocco, Haiti, Burkina Faso, Vietnam, and Cameroon. The Times Literary Supplement named his book, Democracy at Dawn: Notes from Poland and Points East, one of its international books of the year for 1998.

• IntroductionThe 16th Century: The Fishermen's and Sailors' EmpireThe 17th Century: The Traders' EmpireThe 18th Century: The Settlers' EmpireThe 19th Century: The Military's and Missionaries' Empire (Part I)The 19th Century: The Military's and Missionaries' Empire (Part II)The 20th Century: The Expanding EmpireThe 20th Century: The Receding EmpireIndex