Brooks: Diplomacy and the Borderlands


Bnvas, JeSSm 8. Napoleonic Bales in Amerioa-A Study is Americsa Diplo-
 matic History, 1816-1819 (Johns Hopkins Studies in History and Political
 Science, Ser. XXI, nos. 9 and 10). Baltimore, 1905.
 An early study of the attempted French colonization projects and some considr-
 ton of the relations between their organic s nd the United States government.
RBizcH Isvmao B ronn Califorana under Spain and Meioo, 1653-1847.
 Boston, 191L
 Narrative of exploraton, settlement, and administration, heavily documented, of
 value here for the eoniating territorial claims on the PadSie Ooast
BIPPe J. FP D. Rivalry of the United States and Great Britain over Latin
 America (1808-1880). Baltimore, 1929.
 An ale study based on extensive archival research necessarily including an in-
 terpretation of the policies of the two countries toward Spain end the problem of
 the AdamsOns negotiations.
BoszNoAnTrN, JosePH G. French Colonists and BAile is the United States.
 Philadelphia, 1907.
 Little more than a compilation of information regardin numerous French settle
 ments and prominent individuals in all periods, but chiely sinee the Revolution. Hyde
 de Neuville is treated at some length.
 SxMPL ELLaN C. American History and Its Geographic Conditions. New
 York, 1903; rev. ed., Boston, 1933.
 An essential basis for any understanding of westward expeason, this book is of
 particular interest here in connection with the political and geographical conditions
 affecting the direction of the Oregon migration.
 SWANxON, JOHN B. Early History of the Creek Indians and Their Neighbors.
 Washington, 1922.
 -- Indian Tribs of the Lower Missisippi Valley and Adjacent Coast of
 the Gulf of Mexico. Washington, 191L
 Two important historical and statistied treatises, with maps, necessary for the
 study of rivalries of the white nations for control of the Floridas.
 TATUX, EDWAD HOWLAND, JaL The United States and Europe, 1815-188 ; A
 Study in the Background of the Monroe Doctrine. Berkeley, 1936.
 An ble analysis of the popular attitude in the United States, based largely on
 studies of the public press and of published speeches. The views of relations with
 England and with Rusia are pertinent her, as is the stimulatinr chapter on John
 Quincy Adams. For comments on Dr. Tatum's description of relations with England.
 see above, p. 128, note 2.
 THOMAi, ALIr m B. Forgotten Frontiers, A Study of the Spaish Indian
 Policy of Dos Jua Bautista de Ansa, Governor of Neo Mexico, 1777-1787.
 Norman, 1932.
 One of the few scholarly monographs dealing with the advance of the Spanish
 frontier northward into the Red and Arkansas BRiver country, which was concerned
 in Adams' and Onis' negotiations over the boundary.
 THOMAs, BNJAMIN P. Busso-America Relations, 1815-1867 (Johns Hop-
 kins Studies in History and Political Science, Ser. XLVIII, no. 2). Balti-
 more, 1930.
 A survey of the activities of the respective envoys of the two countries. Of slight
 value here because Minister Dechkof was not on speaking terms with the govern-
 ment at Washinton during the Adams-Onts discussions, and Bussi's connection with
 the affair was entirely manifest in the actions of her ambassador at Madrid, Tatis-
 tehef.