Don Pacifico: The Acceptable Face of Gunboat Diplomacy

By Derek Taylor

The house of Don Pacifico, president of the Jewish community in Athens, was looted by a mob in April 1847. The riot was government-inspired and the courts were crooked. There was little chance of getting the large compensation Pacifico claimed - until Palmerston, the British Foreign Secretary, became involved in a totally justifiable piece of gunboat diplomacy. The author has unearthed a mass of information which finally shows Pacifico to be a victim of prejudice rather than a conman, and has shed new light on a fascinating episode of 19th-century European history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0853037639
• ISBN13: 9780853037637
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"