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Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A history of the relationship between Great Britain and the United States ranges from the establishment of the first English colony in the New World to the present day, examining both nations in terms of what connected them and what drove them apart.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Describes the month-long visit between world leaders Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt in December 1941, during which they discussed the strategies of the Allied powers in World War II and how to sustain peace after the war would end.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
Presents a history of the role of British citizens in the American Civil War that offers insight into the interdependencies of both nations and how the Union worked to block diplomatic relations between England and the Confederacy.
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian/Collins
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
An evaluation of the post-Revolution period offers insight into the instability that threatened the former colonies, citing such factors as the British army's occupation of New York City, the fledgling nation's bankruptcy, and stalled peace efforts.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"James Bulloch, a sea captain turned Confederate agent, arrived in Liverpool at a crucial moment during the U.S. Civil War: a Union blockade was preventing Southern cotton exports from reaching Britain, threatening to destroy what was left of the Confederate economy-unless Bulloch could secretly arrange for the construction of a fleet of warships to break the northern grip on the South. Shortly thereafter, Union operative Thomas Dudley, a pious Quaker...
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