Ambassador Morgenthau's story

About “Ambassador Morgenthau's story”

Ambassador Morgenthau's Story (1918) is a memoir written by Henry Morgenthau Sr., the U.S. ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1913 to 1916. The book was dedicated to President Woodrow Wilson and took over two years to complete. While Burton J. Hendrick served as a ghostwriter, comparison with Morgenthau’s official documents suggests he played a major role in shaping and writing the work. The memoir covers his experiences during his tenure as ambassador. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)