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Ion Perdicaris

Categories American Studies, Books, Diplomatic History, Fulbright, Historic Preservation

Perdicaris: American Playboy?

November 13, 2013 Leave a comment by Michael Toler

An American millionaire is kidnapped in Tangier, Morocco in 1904, and the incident sparks not only an episode of Teddy Roosevelt’s gunboat diplomacy, but also – a first in the 20th century – an outpouring of worldwide sympathy expressed in letters now at the American Legation museum.

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