Prologue to manifest destiny
Subtitle: Anglo-American relations in the 1840s
By: Howard Jones, Donald A. Rakestraw.
Contributors: Rakestraw, Donald A. 1952-
Publisher: SR Books; Scholarly Resources
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Wilmington, Del
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 19th century
Description: 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 Howar.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-329) and index.