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Episode 31: Francis Dana

Ep. 31
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On this episode, Comrade Cody and Comrade Steve venture into the gulag of American diplomacy as they discuss Francis Dana, the first ambassador from the United States to the once and future adversary, Russia.


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Sources

  • Bolkhouitinov, Nikolai N. Russia and the American Revolution. Tallahassee, FL: The Diplomatic Press, 1976.
  • Dana, Richard H. “Francis Dana.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 1, no. 1, 1877.
  • Kaminski, John P., ed., et al. “Ratification of the Constitution by the States – Massachusetts Supplemental Documents.” The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution. Madison, WI: Center for the Study for the Ratification of the Constitution, 2023.
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  • Ruppert, Bob. “Francis Dana and America’s Failed Embassy to Russia.” Journal of the American Revolution. 22 Feb 2017. <https://allthingsliberty.com/2017/02/francis-dana-americas-failed-embassy-russia/>. Retrieved 11 Mar 2024.
  • Syrett, Harold, ed. The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 3. New York City, NY: Columbia U. Press, 1962.
  • United States Congress. “Francis Dana.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. <https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000021>. Retrieved 11 Mar 2024.
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