Britain and the Balance of Power in North America 1815-1908Univ of California Press, 2021 M01 8 - 458 pages This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1967. |
Contents
Chapter | 53 |
Texas and Maine 18361842 | 75 |
Oregon and Texas 18431846 | 120 |
Central America and the Collapse of Palmerstons Policy | 170 |
The Trent Affair 18611862 | 206 |
Part 3 | 226 |
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