Buy this book on-line Balch, Thomas Willing : The Alasko-Canadian FrontierPress of Allen, Lane and Scott, Philadelphia, 1902
Previously bound, fold in corner and some chipping, not affecting text. From title page, "Read at the Annual Meeting of the Franklin Institute, January 15th, 1902, and Reprinted from the "Journal of the Franklin Institute" for March, 1902. Inscribed by author, "To C. VanH. Engert Esp. in remembrance of a very pleasant visit. Thomas Willing Balch February the second 1912. Philadelphia." 45 pages with 8 maps, complete. Thomas Willing Balch (1866-1927) was the son of famed historian Thomas Balch. The younger Thomas wrote several works on the Alaska border and Canadian-American relations. In this work he outlines the history of Alaska-Canada border disputes between the United States and the United Kingdom. At the end he expresses the opinion that " by no possibility has Canada any right to territory touching tide water above fifty-four degrees forty minutes. The United States should never consent to refer such a proposition to arbitration." Cornelius Van Hemert Engert (1887-1985) was an American Foreign Services officer and an expert on Middle Eastern affairs.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Balch, Thomas Willing : The Alasko-Canadian Frontier. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, livres illustrées, atlases, out-of-print books and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |