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This Kindred People: Canadian-american Relations And The Anglo-saxon Idea, 1895-1903
This Kindred People Canadian-american Relations And The Anglo-saxon Idea 1895-1903 Author:Edward P. Kohn Kohn shows how Americans and Canadians often referred to each other as members of the same "family," sharing the same "blood," and drew upon the common lexicon of Anglo-Saxon rhetoric to undermine old rivalries and underscore shared interests. Though the predominance of Anglo-Saxonism proved short-lived, it left a legacy of Canadian-American goo... more »dwill as both nations accepted their shared destiny on the continent. Kohn argues that this new Canadian-American understanding fostered the Anglo-American "special relationship" that shaped the twentieth century.« less