The Americas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20068464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marion F Godfroy (Centre de Recherche d'Histoire Quantitative, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 45-59 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Kourou and the Struggle for a French America (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9781137363473_4 |
| OpenAlex | W4252914527 |
| ISBN | 9781137363473 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Choiseul had a taste for women and secrets. On February 18, 1763, with the ink barely dry on the Treaty of Paris, Guiana’s new governor was proclaimed: chevalier Etienne Turgot. On March 6, in Cayenne, conster- nation reigned as Morisse and Behague, who had both left France a year earlier, discovered with amazement the minister’s plans, plans which no longer included them.1 Choiseul had worked behind the scenes, keeping his secret well.2
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| Highly cited | No |
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