BORDERLINES IN BORDERLANDS: James Madison and the Spanish-American Frontier, 1776-1821
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. "In examining how the United States gained control over the northern borderlands of Spanish America, this work reassesses the diplomacy of President James Madison. Historians have assumed Madison’s motive in sending agents into the Spanish borderlands between 1810 and 1813 was to subvert Spanish rule, but J.C.A. Stagg argues that his real intent was to find peaceful and legal resolutions to long-standing disputes over the boundaries of Louisiana at a time when the Spanish-American empire was in the process of dissolution." Octavo. Original black paper-covered boards, with silver titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Fine / Fine. Item #71211
ISBN: 9780300139051
Price: $40.00