Trading beyond the mountains : the British fur trade on the Pacific, 1793-1843 / Richard Somerset Mackie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mackie, Richard, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fur trade--British Columbia--Pacific Coast--History.

Fur trade.

Fur trade--Pacific Coast (U.S.)--History.

Northwest Coast of North America.

Hudson's Bay Company--History.

Hudson's Bay Company.

Simpson, George, Sir, 1786 or 1787-1860.

Simpson, George.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (446 p.)

420 sider

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Contents; Figures, Maps, and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The North West Passage by Land; CHAPTER 2 Managing a New Region; CHAPTER 3 George Simpson and a New Pacific Commerce; CHAPTER 4 Nature Here Demands Attention; CHAPTER 5 From Fort Vancouver to the Vermilion Sea; CHAPTER 6 The North West Coast; CHAPTER 7 New Markets for New Exports; CHAPTER 8 Columbia Country Produce; CHAPTER 9 Beyond the Mere Traffic in Peltries; CHAPTER 10 Crisis in the Fur Trade; CHAPTER 11 Simpson's Reorganization; CHAPTER 12 The Native Foundation of Trade and Labour; Conclusion; Notes

BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7748-5430-8

9786613131829

1-283-13182-X