Author: John T. WalbranPublisher: Ottawa, Ont. : Government Printing Bureau
ISBN:
Category : British Columbia
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906, to which are Added a Few Names in Adjacent United States Territory
Author: John T. WalbranPublisher: Ottawa, Ont. : Government Printing Bureau
ISBN:
Category : British Columbia
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names
Author: Umberto QuattrocchiPublisher: Taylor & Francis US
ISBN: 9780849326769
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
This volume provides the origins and meanings of the names of genera and species of extant vascular plants, with the genera arranged alphabetically from D to L.
Sale
Author: Anderson Galleries, IncPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
Book Description
Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionaire Biographique Du Canada
Author: Francess G. HalpennyPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780802034601
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1346
Book Description
These biographies of Canadians are arranged chronologically by date of death. Entries in each volume are listed alphabetically, with bibliographies of source material and an index to names.
Trading Beyond the Mountains
Author: Richard S. MackiePublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774842466
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 447
Book Description
During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the North West and Hudson�s Bay companies extended their operations beyond the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. There they encountered a mild and forgiving climate and abundant natural resources and, with the aid of Native traders, branched out into farming, fishing, logging, and mining. Following its merger with the North West Company in 1821, the Hudson�s Bay Company set up its headquarters at Fort Vancouver on the lower Columbia River. From there, the company dominated much of the non-Native economy, sending out goods to markets in Hawaii, Sitka, and San Francisco. Trading Beyond the Mountains looks at the years of exploration between 1793 and 1843 leading to the commercial development of the Pacific coast and the Cordilleran interior of western North America. Mackie examines the first stages of economic diversification in this fur trade region and its transformation into a dynamic and distinctive regional economy. He also documents the Hudson�s Bay Company�s employment of Native slaves and labourers in the North West coast region.
Pax Britannica
Author: B. GoughPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137313153
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 647
Book Description
This book by world-expert Barry Gough examines the period of Pax Britannica , in the century before World War I. Following events of those 100 years, the book follows how the British failed to maintain their global hegemony of sea power in the face of continental challenges.
Annual Report
Author: American Historical AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Passage
Author: Alan DayPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 081086519X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 475
Book Description
The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1906 where the feat was first accomplished to expeditions in the late 1940s by the Mounties to discover an even more northern route, author Alan Day covers all aspects of the ongoing quest that excited the imagination of the world. This compendium of explorers, navigators, and expeditions tackles this broad topic with a convenient, but extensive cross-referenced dictionary. A chronology traces the long succession of treks to find the passage, the introduction helps explain what motivated them, and the bibliography provides a means for those wishing to discover more information on this exciting subject.
On the Northwest
Author: Robert Lloyd WebbPublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 9780774802925
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
History of commercial whaling in the Pacific Northwest, primarily in the coastal waters of Washington, British Columbia, and southeastern Alaska, from its shadowy origins in the late 1700s to its demise in western Canada in 1967. Focuses on working lives of the seaman and is illustrated with paintings, prints, and photographs, and a complete transcript of one whaleman's journal.
Canadian Reference Sources
Author: Mary E. BondPublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 9780774805650
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1102
Book Description
In parallel columns of French and English, lists over 4,000 reference works and books on history and the humanities, breaking down the large divisions by subject, genre, type of document, and province or territory. Includes titles of national, provincial, territorial, or regional interest in every subject area when available. The entries describe the core focus of the book, its range of interest, scholarly paraphernalia, and any editions in the other Canadian language. The humanities headings are arts, language and linguistics, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religion. Indexed by name, title, and French and English subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR