{"product_id":"dissolving-tensions-myers-9781606352526","title":"Dissolving Tensions: Rapprochement and Resolution in British-American-Canadian Relations in the Treatyof Washington Era, 1865-1914","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHow the period from 1865 to 1914 defined Anglo-American relations \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDissolving Tensions\u003c\/i\u003e dismisses the long-held argument that a British-American rapprochement did not occur until the mid-1890s. Instead, author Phillip E. Myers shows that the rapprochement was distinct prior to the Civil War, became more distinctive during the conflict, and continued to take shape afterward. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyers illustrates clearly that the Treaty of Washington of 1871 was a defining ingredient in resolving British-American-Canadian tensions and sent the rapprochement into a new period of stability and dispute resolution during the three decades before World War I. Drawing upon a wide variety of primary and secondary sources, Myers makes his argument from the perspectives of geopolitics, finance, investments, and commerce, demonstrating that British-American-Canadian relations followed a pragmatic, consistent path in keeping the spirit of the comprehensive Treaty of Washington alive. After 1871, peaceful diplomacy shaped the triangular relationship for nearly five decades.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMyers delineates the contributions of British, American, and Canadian statesmen - among them, William Henry Seward, Lord John Russell, Hamilton Fish, William Ewart Gladstone, and Ulysses S. Grant - to defining and stabilizing the rapprochement against the background of American Reconstruction, global events such as the Franco-Prussian War, and issues such as the \u003ci\u003eAlabama\u003c\/i\u003e claims dispute, fisheries, boundaries, and Fenian insurgents. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDissolving Tensions\u003c\/i\u003e lays the groundwork for understanding how the period from 1865 to 1914 was a watershed era in Anglo-American relations that established the contours of twentieth-century diplomacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Myers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606352520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606352526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.65h x 6.22w x 0.74d","brand":"Myers","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48436876148991,"sku":"9781606352526","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b81a17d-8d96-4af2-8125-aa5caa2ecd25.jpg?v=1777158364","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dissolving-tensions-myers-9781606352526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}