Daniel Webster - Defender of Peace

Informationen zum Autor Donald A. Rakestraw is Georgia Southern University and Winthrop University Professor of History Emeritus. Among his publications are For Honor or Destiny: The Anglo-American Crisis over the Oregon Territory ; a Choice Academic Book of the Year for 1997, Prologue to Manifest Destiny: Anglo-American Relations in the 1840s (with Howard Jones); and, most recently, Daniel Webster: Defender of Peace. Klappentext Donald A. Rakestraw focuses on Daniel Webster's critical diplomatic efforts. His domestic resumé garnered him the title "Defender of the Constitution," while his adroit handling of his signature accomplishment with Lord Ashburton earned him the additional title of "Defender of the Peace." Zusammenfassung Donald A. Rakestraw focuses on Daniel Webster’s critical diplomatic efforts. His domestic resumé garnered him the title “Defender of the Constitution,” while his adroit handling of his signature accomplishment with Lord Ashburton earned him the additional title of “Defender of the Peace.” Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: From the Valley to the Hill, 1782-1823 Chapter 2: Taking the National Stage, 1823-1839 Chapter 3: Taking the International Stage, 1839-1842 Chapter 4: From Webster-Ashburton to Wanghia, 1842-1843 Chapter 5: From State to the Senate and Back Again, 1843-1850 Chapter 6: Last Turn at the "Old High Table," 1850-1852 Epilogue Chronology Notes Index About the Author

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• Autoren: Donald A Rakestraw, Donald A. Rakestraw, Donald A./ Fry Rakestraw, Rakestraw Donald A.
• Mitarbeit: Joseph A Fry (Herausgeber), Joseph A. Fry (Herausgeber), Fry Joseph A. (Herausgeber der Reihe)
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781442249943
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4994-3
• Seiten: 224
• Serien: Biographies in American Foreign Policy; Biographies in American Foreig; Biographies in American Foreign Policy; Biographies in American Foreig
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Biographien, Autobiographien; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Allgemeines, Lexika; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, HISTORY / United States / General, Political leaders & leadership, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, American history;diplomacy