Russian shadows on the British Northwest Coast of North America, 1810-1890 : a study of rejection of defence responsibilities / Glynn Barratt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barratt, Glynn.

Series:

University of British Columbia Press Pacific maritime studies ; 3.

University of British Columbia Press Pacific maritime studies ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Russians--British Columbia--Pacific Coast--History--19th century.

Russians.

Pacific Coast (B.C.)--History, Military.

Pacific Coast (B.C.).

Canada--Military relations--Soviet Union.

Canada.

Soviet Union--Military relations--Canada.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 196 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, c1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Shows how central Canada's failure to assume responsibility for defence of its Pacific northwest coast strained federal-provincial relations and sowed the seeds of future dissension.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction

List of Abbreviations

Early Patterns: British Unassertiveness and Sovereignty on the Northwest Coast

The Stikine River Incident

The Crimean War and the British Northwest Coast

U.S.-Russian Understanding and a New Balance of Powers

"The War-Clouds Lowering"

1878

The Russian Menace and Colonial Defencelessness: the 1880's

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-283-22659-6

9786613226594

0-7748-5765-X

OCLC:

243614340