Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-370) and index.

"From the American Revolution to NAFTA, Canada and the United States offers a current, thoughtful assessment of relations between the two countries. Distilling a mass of detail concerning cultural, economic, and political developments of mutual importance during the past two centuries, this survey enables reader to grasp quickly the essence of the shared experience of these two countries. According to John Herd Thompson and Stephen J. Randall, few national neighbors can claim from their relationships the same kind of success and mutual prosperity that has grown out of the relationship between the United States and Canada. Nonetheless, observe the authors, ambivalence has always characterized the way the countries view each other -- an uncertainty stemming from differences that Americans tend to underestimate and Canadians usually overstate. To fully explain this ambivalence, the authors explore U.S.-Canadian history both in terms of bilateral developments and America's rapid rise in this century to supremacy in world affairs." -- Back Cover

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