Citizen Extraordinaire: The Diplomatic Diaries of Vance McCormick in London and Paris, 1917-1919: With Other Documents from a High-Minded American Life

In 1919 the victors of World War I gathered in Paris to negotiate the peace and determine the fate of the world. Among the American delegation was Vance McCormick (1872-1946), a member of a prominent family from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After studying at Yale, where he was noted for his prowess on the football field, McCormick pursued an illustrious career in business and politics, including mayor of Harrisburg, publisher of the Patriot newspaper, manager of Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 re-election campaign, and director of the War Trade Board. McCormick’s diaries chronicle his diplomatic duties in London and Paris, and other documents highlight aspects of his diverse life.