عنوان

The Northwest Coast :

شابک

0774803991

شابک

9780774803991

شماره

dltt

عنوان اصلي

The Northwest Coast :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

British navigation, trade, and discoveries to 1812 /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Barry M. Gough.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Vancouver :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

UBC Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

c1992.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xiv, 265 p., [8] p. of plates :

ساير جزييات

ill., maps ;

ابعاد

24 cm.

عنوان فروست

Pacific maritime studies series,

مشخصه جلد

9

شاپا ي ISSN فروست

0847-0529 ;

متن يادداشت

Updated, expanded ed. of: Distant dominion. c1980.

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-251) and index.

متن يادداشت

The 'backside of America' -- Nova Albion -- The Strait of Anian and other northwest passages -- Sea otter pelts, Muscovites, and Mandarins -- Merchant sea traders -- Meares and a scheme of empire -- Botany Bay and Nootka Sound -- Encroachments in the Spanish Lake -- Impasse -- A voyage of discovery -- Westward the course of empire.

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

"The Northwest Coast was irrevocably changed the day that Captain James Cook sailed into Nootka Sound in 1778. Cook's discovery of the sea otter population along the coast initiated the maritime fur trade, which in turn led to feverish competition among several nations, especially Britain, Russia, and the United States, as well as the celebrated rivalry between Spain and Britain for control of Nootka. By 1812, a toehold of British empire was established, and the aboriginal way of life was shattered." "The Northwest Coast documents Britain's rise to pre-eminence in this far-flung corner of empire. It shows how the relentless activities of its commercial interests, the adroit use of its naval power, and the steely resolve of its diplomats secured British claims to dominion and rights to trade along the Northwest Coast. Written by a leading maritime scholar and based on fresh research into all known manuscripts and printed works on Pacific trade and exploration, this book incorporates new interpretations on exploration and commercial activity in this area, significantly updating and expanding the author's award-winning book, Distant Dominion. The Northwest Coast documents the interaction, often violent, between British sailors and aboriginal people; depicts many of the rivalries among British mariners; and examines various claims to the discovery of the Northwest Passage. Gough's compelling narrative combined with his extensive use of quotations from the journals and correspondence of explorers and merchant traders provide insights into the motives and attitudes of these early pioneers of empire."--BOOK JACKET.

عنوان

Northwest Coast.

موضوع مستند نشده

British Columbia, History.

موضوع مستند نشده

Great Britain, History, Naval.

موضوع مستند نشده

Northwest Coast of North America, Discovery and exploration, British.

موضوع مستند نشده

Northwest Coast of North America, History.

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

0

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Gough, Barry M.

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Gough, Barry M.

تاريخ عمليات

20130501104750.0

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y