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The Northwest Coast : British Navigation, Trade and Discoveries To 1812.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Canada and International Relations SeriesPublisher: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 1992Copyright date: ©1992Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (289 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780774856553
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Northwest CoastDDC classification:
  • 971.101
LOC classification:
  • F880 -- .G68 1992eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1 The 'Backside of America' -- 2 Nova Albion -- 3 The Strait of Anian and Other Northwest Passages -- 4 Sea Otter Pelts, Muscovites, and Mandarins -- 5 Merchant Sea Traders -- 6 Meares and a Scheme of Empire -- 7 Botany Bay and Nootka Sound -- 8 Encroachments in the Spanish Lake -- 9 Impasse -- 10 A Voyage of Discovery -- 11 Westward the Course of Empire -- 12 Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Summary: This book documents Britain's rise to pre-eminence in Canada's Northwest Coast, showing the relentless activities of its commercial interests, the adroit use of its naval power, and the steely resolve of its diplomats.
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Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1 The 'Backside of America' -- 2 Nova Albion -- 3 The Strait of Anian and Other Northwest Passages -- 4 Sea Otter Pelts, Muscovites, and Mandarins -- 5 Merchant Sea Traders -- 6 Meares and a Scheme of Empire -- 7 Botany Bay and Nootka Sound -- 8 Encroachments in the Spanish Lake -- 9 Impasse -- 10 A Voyage of Discovery -- 11 Westward the Course of Empire -- 12 Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

This book documents Britain's rise to pre-eminence in Canada's Northwest Coast, showing the relentless activities of its commercial interests, the adroit use of its naval power, and the steely resolve of its diplomats.

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