Geoffrey Treasure
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Placing Colbert in the circumstances of his times, Geoffrey Treasure shows that he was much more than an efficient bureaucrat. Published February 26 2002
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Geoffrey Treasure reassesses a tarnished reputation. Published August 31 1997
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