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Prologue to Manifest Destiny: Anglo-American Relations in the 1840's
Rakestraw, Donald A.; Jones, Howard
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paperback. During the 1840s, the United States and England were in conflict over two unsettled territories along the undefined Canadian-American border. This title presents an account of the Maine and Oregon boundary treaties. Num Pages: 358 pages, photographs, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
During the 1840s the United States and England were in conflict over two unsettled territories along the undefined Canadian-American border. This riveting account of the Maine and Oregon boundary treaties is brought to life masterfully by Professors Howard Jones and Donald Rakestraw. The events in this story paved the way for one of the most far-reaching developments in American history: the age of expansion. The United States gradually came to believe in manifest destiny, the irreversible expansion of the States across the continent. The country?s success with England in resolving the two territorial disputes marked the dawn of this new ... Read more
During the 1840s the United States and England were in conflict over two unsettled territories along the undefined Canadian-American border. This riveting account of the Maine and Oregon boundary treaties is brought to life masterfully by Professors Howard Jones and Donald Rakestraw. The events in this story paved the way for one of the most far-reaching developments in American history: the age of expansion. The United States gradually came to believe in manifest destiny, the irreversible expansion of the States across the continent. The country?s success with England in resolving the two territorial disputes marked the dawn of this new ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780842024983
SKU
V9780842024983
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About Rakestraw, Donald A.; Jones, Howard
Howard Jones is university research professor and chair of the department of history at the University of Alabama. Donald A. Rakestraw is associate professor of U.S. Diplomatic History at the Georgia Southern University.
Reviews for Prologue to Manifest Destiny: Anglo-American Relations in the 1840's
Jones and Rakestraw have provided a comprehensive overview and richly textured, masterful analysis of the Northeast and Northwest boundary disputes. Clearly and engagingly written . . . a magnificent scholarly achievement that undoubtedly will be acknowledged as the definitive study of Anglo-American relations in the expansionist decade of the 1840s.
Edward P. Crapol, College of William and Mary This ... Read more
Edward P. Crapol, College of William and Mary This ... Read more