{"product_id":"9781631011641","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","brand":"Kent State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134858346736,"sku":"9781631011641","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781631011641_p0.jpg?v=1769887431","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781631011641","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}