Dr. Donald A. Rakestraw

For Honor or Destiny by Donald A. Rakestraw: Book Cover

Professor of History (1988)
B.A., M.A., Jacksonville State University, 1975, 1979; Ph.D., University of Alabama, 1991

Teaching and Research Interests: US Diplomatic, Cold War, Anglo-American Relations

Upper Division Courses:

HIST 3135 The Rise of the U.S. to World Power
HIST 3136 The U.S. as a Global Power
HIST 4133 U.S. Diplomacy: The Cold War

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Contact Information:
1124 Forest Building
PO Box 8054
Department of History
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA 30460-8054
Tel.: (912) 478-0252
Email: dastraw@georgiasouthern.edu
Fax: (912) 478-0377

Publications:

For Honor or Destiny: The Anglo-American Crisis over the Oregon Territory (New York: Lang, 1995).
Prologue to Manifest Destiny: Anglo-American Relations in the 1840s, Co-author with Howard Jones (Wilmington, Delaware: SR books, 1997).

Professional Activities, Awards, and Honors:
Current Research:

Essay: U.S. Civil War diplomacy for the new Guide to the History of U.S. Foreign Relations
Book manuscript: The Anglo-American dispute over the C.S.S. Alabama during the American Civil War