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A Good and Wise Measure: The Search for the Canadian-American Boundary, 1783-1842
by Carroll, Francis M
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0802083587
- ISBN 13
- 9780802083586
- Seller
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About This Item
Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; appears unread; In this detailed and fascinating book, Francis Carroll tells the story of the attempts to settle the original boundary between British North America and the United States. Though established by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the boundary was plagued by ambiguities and errors in the document. This book is the first to explain thoroughly the Herculean efforts of the surveyors and crews working for the four boundary commissions set up by the Treaty of Ghent (1814). Filled with the politics and intrigues of the time, the book brings to life a remarkable, rambunctious period in the diplomatic and political history of both Canada and the United States, which led, almost miraculously, to establishment of the longest undefended border in the world.
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- Bookseller
- Werdz Quality Used Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007095
- Title
- A Good and Wise Measure: The Search for the Canadian-American Boundary, 1783-1842
- Author
- Carroll, Francis M
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0802083587
- ISBN 13
- 9780802083586
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 462
- Keywords
- CANADIAN HISTORY NORTHEAST BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES CANADA BOUNDARIES NORTHEASTERN STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS GREAT BRITAIN BOUNDARIES CANADA U.S. BORDER
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