{"product_id":"prologue-to-manifest-destiny-donald-a-rakestraw-9780842024983","title":"Prologue to Manifest Destiny: Anglo-American Relations in the 1840's","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 Howard Jones and Donald Rakestraw.\u003cp\u003e 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 era.\u003c\/p\u003e Complicating the U.S.-English situation in the 1840s was a border conflict brewing with Mexico. Failure to resolve the disputes with England might have led the United States to war with two nations at once. Careful negotiations led to settlements with England instead of war. But the United States went to war with Mexico from 1846 to 1848.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrologue to Manifest Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rare, detailed look at the tense Anglo-American relationship during the 1840s and the two agreements reached regarding the land in the Northeast and the Northwest. Presidents John Tyler and James Polk and the robust master of diplomacy, Daniel Webster, were among the American actors who played center stage in the drama, as well as Britain's Lord Ashburton, who worked closely with Webster to keep the turbulent conflict over the Northeast territory from escalating into war.\u003c\/p\u003e This gripping frontier story will fascinate as it educates. \u003ci\u003ePrologue to Manifest Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for courses in American history, international relations, and diplomatic history.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald a. Rakestraw, Howard Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0842024980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780842024983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.93w x 0.80d","brand":"Donald a. Rakestraw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063418712319,"sku":"9780842024983","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2edf30d-6545-4822-8697-4b3c6ed8daff.jpg?v=1685389433","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prologue-to-manifest-destiny-donald-a-rakestraw-9780842024983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}