American sealers, the United States Navy, and the Falklands 1830–32

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Gough, Barry M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1992
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Argentine; Andrew Jackson; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400020684; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400020684

ABSTRACT By the early 1830s, American sealers expected free access to the waters and harbours of the Falkland Islands, an active rule over which had not been recognized by the United States. The US government, in the form of President Andrew Jackson and the State Department, adhered to a policy of f...