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The Northwest Coast : British navigation, trade, and discoveries to 1812
by Gough, Barry M
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0774803991
- ISBN 13
- 9780774803991
- Seller
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About This Item
Vancouver: UBC Press, 1992. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 265 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps . Pacific maritime studies series ; 9 An expanded and updated edition of Gough's previous "Distant Dominion". Blurb: "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 toe-hold 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 the 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 known manuscripts and printed works on Pacific trade and exploration, this book incorporates new interpretations on exploration and commercial activity in this area. It 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.".
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- Bookseller
- Quickhatch Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011875
- Title
- The Northwest Coast : British navigation, trade, and discoveries to 1812
- Author
- Gough, Barry M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0774803991
- ISBN 13
- 9780774803991
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- British Columbia Pacific Northwest History Exploration Voyages
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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