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)This volume combines the impressive and complementary scholarship of two proven authors into a thoughtful and concise analysis of the troubling Anglo-American boundary disputes that found their resolution in the Webster-Ashburton and Oregon treaties. Therefreshing detail and sound judgments assure an enlightening diplomatic venture through this fateful age.... (Norman A. Graebner)In an elegantly written, exquisitely detailed account of the Northeast and Northwest boundary disputes with England settled in the 1840s, Jones and Rakestraw depict the diplomacy with abundant background material and colorful descriptions of main characters....