James Madison Hood
An edition of James Madison Hood (2013)
Lincoln's Consul to the Court of Siam
By George C. Kingston
Publish Date
2013
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Language
eng
Pages
244
Description:
"Captain James Madison Hood was the real U.S. Consul in the novel Anna and the King of Siam, but before his arrival in Bangkok, he was also a merchant ship captain, builder of clipper ships, legislator in both Massachusetts and Illinois, industrialist, and land speculator"--Provided by publisher.
subjects: Businesspeople, biography, Shipbuilding, united states, Ship captains, Legislators, united states, Consuls, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, Illinois, biography, Massachusetts, biography, United states, foreign relations, thailand, Friends and associates, Legislators, Foreign relations, Businessmen, Shipbuilding, Biography, History