Böcker av David M. Pletcher

This work describes the trade of the United States with the Far East, the islands of the Pacific, and the northwest coast of North American from 1784 to 1844. It also traces the growth of trade and investment in Alaska, Hawaii, and the South Pacific from 1844 to 1890.

Beginning with a comprehensive survey of US trade following the Civil War, this text is a detailed examination of the economic and political forces behind the rapid increase in American trade with both Canada and Latin America during the last third of the 19th century.