by Rich Wandschneider | Mar 15, 2025 | Canadian border, Gaza, greenland, Hawaii, Idaho, joint occupancy, Oregon territory, Treaty of Ghent
The current border moving initiative in Oregon is only the latest in the historic record of border clashes, changes, and controversies. It has no real chance of success, but the issue has people talking—about land use planning, abortion, health care in general, sales...
by Rich Wandschneider | Oct 25, 2012 | Alvin Josephy, Anglo-American, Manifest Destiny, Metis, Pacific Northwest History Conference, Treaty of Ghent
I was thinking about this blog post on my morning bike ride, and out of nowhere came a remark made by an old professor of mine about 50 years ago—“the United States has never been a melting pot, unless you think of it as all melting towards Anglo-American.” They are...
