The unwritten alliance

Abstract

Americans like the House of Lords. Consequently, it showed a good sense of touch to appoint Lord Cromer as Ambassador to the United States. The Baring family have a history of association with America; one helped finance Thomas Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana from Napoleon. Another, Lord Ashburton, expedited the negotiations over the New Brunswick‐Maine border by forwarding almost £3,000 to Secretary of State Daniel Webster. The resultant Webster‐Ashburton Treaty is recorded as ‘a diplomatic triumph—against Webster's own country’.

Citation

Mayes, K. (1971), "The unwritten alliance", Industrial Management, Vol. 71 No. 6/7, pp. 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb056087