Claiming the land : British Columbia and the making of a new El Dorado / Daniel Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marshall, Daniel Patrick, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frontier and pioneer life--British Columbia--Fraser River Valley.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Gold mines and mining--British Columbia--Fraser River Valley--History--19th century.

Gold mines and mining.

Indians of North America--British Columbia--History--19th century.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--British Columbia--Government relations--History.

History.

Fraser River Valley (B.C.)--Gold discoveries.

Fraser River Valley (B.C.).

Fraser River Valley (B.C.)--History--19th century.

Indians of North America--Government relations.

British Columbia.

British Columbia--Fraser River Valley.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 406 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, British Columbia : Ronsdale Press, 2018.

Summary:

"A history of the Fraser River goldrush in the year 1858. It focuses on the war between the native gold miners and the mostly California gold miners, along with the attempts by the British to retain control. It deals with the miners' associations and the numerous non-Caucasian groups as part of the gold rush."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Prophetic Patterns: The Search for a New El Dorado p. 13

Chapter 2 The Fur Trade World p. 36

Chapter 3 The Californian World p. 62

Chapter 4 The British World p. 107

Chapter 5 Fortunes Foretold: The Fraser River War p. 144

Chapter 6 Mapping the New El Dorado p. 187

Chapter 7 Inventing Canada from West to East p. 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781553805021

155380502X

OCLC:

1044580655

Publisher Number:

99977644357