In this detailed and fascinating book, Francis Carroll tells the story of the attempts to settle the original boundary between Canada and the United States from the Atlantic coast to the middle of the continent. Established by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, it soon became clear that ambiguities and errors in the treaty brought confusion and rivalry in the boundary borderland from New Brunswick and Maine to the St. Lawrence River, through the Great Lakes and from Lake Superior to Lake of the Woods, in the heart of the continent. This borderland, steadily filling with people of competing interests - Loyalists and Yankees, fur traders and soldiers, Europeans and First Nations peoples - became the focus of the major crisis in Anglo-Canadian-American relations for almost sixty years. Drawing on extensive research and utilizing manuscript materials never brought to bear on the subject before, The Search for Boundary is the first work to thoroughly explain the efforts of the several Boundary Commissions and the failed arbitration of the King of Netherlands - all major international attempts to settle the boundary. The book also provides a fresh interpretation of the relevance the turbulent decade of the 1830s had in contributing to the sense of urgency that finally allowed for negotiation of a reasonable compromise settlement of the boundary in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 -- "A good and wise measure," as Lord Ashburton called it. Filled with the politics and intrigues of the time, Carroll brings to life a remarkable time in the diplomatic and political history of both Canada and the United States.Winner of the Dafoe Book Prize, awarded by the J.W. Dafoe Foundation

A Good and Wise Measure: The Search for the Canadian-American Boundary, 1783-1842

History

Carroll, Francis M.

Americas

University of Toronto Press

In this detailed and fascinating book, Francis Carroll tells the story of the attempts to settle the original boundary between Canada and the United States from the Atlantic coast to the middle of the continent. 
Established by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, it soon became clear that ambiguities and errors in the treaty brought confusion and rivalry in the boundary borderland from New Brunswick and Maine to the St. Lawrence River, through the Great Lakes and from Lake Superior to Lake of the Woods, in the heart of the continent. This borderland, steadily filling with people of competing interests - Loyalists and Yankees, fur traders and soldiers, Europeans and First Nations peoples - became the focus of the major crisis in Anglo-Canadian-American relations for almost sixty years. 
Drawing on extensive research and utilizing manuscript materials never brought to bear on the subject before, The Search for Boundary is the first work to thoroughly explain the efforts of the several Boundary Commissions and the failed arbitration of the King of Netherlands - all major international attempts to settle the boundary. The book also provides a fresh interpretation of the relevance the turbulent decade of the 1830s had in contributing to the sense of urgency that finally allowed for negotiation of a reasonable compromise settlement of the boundary in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 -- "A good and wise measure," as Lord Ashburton called it. Filled with the politics and intrigues of the time, Carroll brings to life a remarkable time in the diplomatic and political history of both Canada and the United States.
Winner of the Dafoe Book Prize, awarded by the J.W. Dafoe Foundation

Book by Carroll, Francis M., Raiter, Franklin R.

Fires of Autumn: The Cloquet-Moose Lake Disaster of 1918

Raiter, Franklin R.

Minnesota Historical Society Pr

In the fall of 1918, devastating forest fires swept across a major portion of northeastern Minnesota. Drawing on both published survivors' accounts and on trial testimony never publicized, the authors bring to light this saga of destruction, resurrection, and resilience in the face of adversity. The origins of the fires and the dramatic stories of the fire sufferers and their survival are featured in the early chapters. Subsequent chapters deal with relief operations and the controversial legal battles that followed among the victims, the U.S. Railroad Administration, and the U.S. Congress as the survivors struggled to obtain compensation for their losses.

The Fires of Autumn: The Cloquet-Moose Lake Disaster of 1918

Minnesota Historical Society Press

Examines how the Irish American community, the American public, and the American government played a crucial role in the making of a sovereign independent Ireland On Easter Day 1916, more than a thousand Irishmen stormed Dublin city center, seizing the General Post Office building and reading the Proclamation for an independent Irish Republic. The British declared martial law shortly afterward, and the rebellion was violently quashed by the military. In a ten-day period after the event, fourteen leaders of the uprising were executed by firing squad. In New York, news of the uprising spread quickly among the substantial Irish American population. Initially the media blamed German interference, but eventually news of British-propagated atrocities came to light, and Irish Americans were quick to respond. America and the Making of an Independent Ireland centres on the diplomatic relationship between Ireland and the United States at the time of Irish Independence and World War I. Beginning with the Rising of 1916, Francis M. Carroll chronicles how Irish Americans responded to the movement for Irish independence and pressuring the US government to intervene on the side of Ireland. Carroll's in-depth analysis demonstrates that Irish Americans after World War I raised funds for the Dáil Éireann government and for war relief, while shaping public opinion in favor of an independent nation. The book illustrates how the US government was the first power to extend diplomatic recognition to Ireland and welcome it into the international community. Overall, Carroll argues that the existence of the state of Ireland is owed to considerable effort and intervention by Irish Americans and the American public at large.

America and the Making of an Independent Ireland: A History (The Glucksman Irish Diaspora Series, 1)

Europe

NYU Press

Just hours after World War II was declared, Germany struck its first blow, firing without warning on the passenger liner Athenia. The British ship was loaded with Americans, Canadians, and Europeans attempting to cross the Atlantic before the outbreak of war. As the ship sank, 1,306 were rescued but 112 people were lost, including thirty Americans. This account of the disaster, based on new research, tells a dramatic story of tragedy and triumph, as historian Francis Carroll chronicles the survivors' experiences and explains how the incident shaped policy in the U.S., UK, and Canada. For Britain, it was seen as a violation of international law and convoys were sent to protect shipping. In Canada, Athenia's sinking rallied support to go to war. In the United States, it exposed Germany as a serious threat and changed public opinion enough to allow the country to sell munitions and supplies to Britain and France.

Athenia Torpedoed: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic

Military

Naval_Institute_Press

On the evening of September 3, 1939, just hours after WW II was declared, passengers on board the ocean liner Athenia were enjoying their Sunday dinner when the ship was rocked by explosions. Athenia listed to the port side, and dishes, glasses, and silverware fell to the floor as chairs and tables began to slide. The windows and portholes had been painted black to avoid detection at night and with the loss of power the dining room was left in complete darkness. Shock and terror for the passengers must have soon followed. Germany had just struct its first blow of the war by firing a torpedo without waning from a submarine U-30 launching the Battle of the Atlantic. Athenia, a British ship was loaded with Americans, Canadians and Europeans attempting to cross the Atlantic from Liverpool to Montreal before the outbreak fo the war. As the ship sank, 1.306 were rescued but 112 people were lost, including thirty Americans. Housewives, children, college students, scientists, actresses, and Jewish refugees were among the victims. Athenia Torpedoed is the first book in English inver fifty years to study this maritime disaster. Based on extensive new research, it tells the dramatic story of tragedy and triumph as historian Francis Carroll recounts the survivors' experiences and explains how the incident shaped policy in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. For Great Britain, the sinking was seen as a violation of international law and convoys were immediately sent to protect shipping. The aggressive act also served as the catalyst to shape British public opinion toward the war. In Canada, Athenia's sinking and the resulting death of ten-year-old passenger Margaret Hayworth became an emotional issue around which much of the nation could rally in support of Parliment's decision to enter the war. In the US the attack exposed Germany as a serious threat and changed public option enough to allow the country to sell munitions and supplies to the allies.

Athenia Torpedoed: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle

Pen & Sword Maritime

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A Good and Wise Measure: The Search for the Canadian-American Boundary, 1783-1842

A Good and Wise Measure: The Search for the Canadian-American Boundary, 1783-1842

Fires of Autumn: The Cloquet-Moose Lake Disaster of 1918

The Fires of Autumn: The Cloquet-Moose Lake Disaster of 1918

America and the Making of an Independent Ireland: A History (The Glucksman Irish Diaspora Series, 1)

Athenia Torpedoed: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle of the Atlantic

Athenia Torpedoed: The U-Boat Attack that Ignited the Battle