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b"French Minister Conrad Gerard is replaced by Anne-C\\xe9sar de La Luzerne.\\xa0\\nCongress realizes it needs more allies in Europe, as well as access to more cash loans.\\xa0Congress gives Benjamin Franklin complete control over negotiations with France.\\xa0It also appoints John Adams to negotiate a treaty with Great Britain, and John Jay as minster to Spain.\\xa0\\nCongress also appoints Henry Laurens as Minster to the Netherlands.\\xa0However Laurens is captured en route and sent to the Tower of London.\\nBlog\\xa0https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com\\xa0includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode.\\nBook Recommendation of the Week:\\xa0The American Revolution and the French Alliance, by William C. Stinchcombe (or view on archive.org).\\nOnline Recommendation of the Week: Despatches and instructions of Conrad Alexandre G\\xe9rard, 1778-1780; correspondence of the first French minister to the United States with the Comte de Vergennes, https://archive.org/details/despatchesinstru00fran\\nJoin the\\xa0Facebook\\xa0group, American Revolution Podcast:\\xa0https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271\\nFollow the podcast on\\xa0Twitter\\xa0@AmRevPodcast\\nJoin the podcast\\xa0mail list:\\xa0https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy\\xa0\\nARP T-shirts and other merch:\\xa0http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast\\nSupport this podcast on\\xa0Patreon\\xa0https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast\\nor via\\xa0PayPal\\xa0http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast\\nBlog\\xa0https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com\\xa0includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode.\\nBook Recommendation\\xa0of the Week:\\xa0Arms, Country and Class; The Philadelphia Militia and the \\u201cLower Sort\\u201d during the American Revolution, by Steven Roswurm.(or\\xa0read on archive.org)\\nOnline Recommendation\\xa0of the Week: James Wilson - Nation Builder:\\xa0https://archive.org/details/jameswilsonnatio00alex\\nJoin the\\xa0Facebook\\xa0group, American Revolution Podcast:\\xa0https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271\\nFollow the podcast on\\xa0Twitter\\xa0@AmRevPodcast\\nJoin the podcast\\xa0mail list:\\xa0https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy\\xa0\\nARP T-shirts and other merch:\\xa0http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast\\nSupport this podcast on\\xa0Patreon\\xa0https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast\\nor via\\xa0PayPal\\xa0http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"