Who is Edmond Charles Genet from An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 and what is their importance?

Edmond Charles Genet was the French minister in 1793. He traveled to America in order to halt British ships and stop them from coming ashore. Genet was considered a hero among the many Americans who didn't agree with Washington's refusal to get involved in the French Revolution.