On distant service : the life of the first U.S. foreign service officer to be assassinated /

On distant service : the life of the first U.S. foreign service officer to be assassinated /

"Robert Whitney Imbrie (April 23, 1883-July 18, 1924) was the first U.S. foreign service officer to be murdered for political reasons. This book recounts his life and death"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stein, Susan M. (Susan Margaret), 1942- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Imbrie, Robert Whitney, > 1884-1924.
Imbrie, Robert Whitney, > 1884-1924 > Assassination.
United States. > Foreign Service > Biography.
1900-1999
Diplomats > United States > Biography.
Diplomatic and consular service > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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Table of Contents:
  • In search of an orbit
  • Merry hell and more
  • All there is of terrible
  • Imbrie, acting
  • Living with Banquo's ghost
  • Roaming the Black Sea
  • Netting oil
  • Before the last picnic
  • Death on distant service
  • the pursuit of adequate justice
  • What was manifest.