sparks had worried that gizo would be too busy.he had been a key member in the administration of louis-philippe, the monarch of france, during the july monarchy, which lasted from 1830 to 1848. he would later become the foreign minister of france for most of the 1840s and nonetheless, when gizo was presented with the project, he was excited about the opportunity. he soon delved into research about washington passing sparks volumes, as well as other sources about washington ins life. in short time became enthralled. gizo reported to tickner later that year, quote, i lived all of last summer in intimacy with our great man. i have found this intimacy equally salutary, as sweet for my soul, and i would be happy to spread the taste for it in my country. deeply intimate terms that keizo uses to describe washington. he also selected items from the american edition to be translated, engaged to editors to translate them, and he spent the summer writing his detailed introduction to the four volume french edition. the work appeared the follow