Company, crown and colony : the Hudson's Bay Company and territorial endeavour in western Canada / Stephen Royle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Royle, Stephen A. (Stephen Arthur), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Douglas, James, 1803-1877.

Douglas, James.

Hudson's Bay Company--History--19th century.

Hudson's Bay Company.

Great Britain--Colonies--Administration--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

Northwest, Canadian--History--19th century.

Northwest, Canadian.

Vancouver Island (B.C.)--History--19th century.

Vancouver Island (B.C.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York, N.Y. : Distributed in the United States and Canada by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the great merchant companies. Granted sole trading rights to a huge part of what is now Canada, they were coerced in the mid-nineteenth century to set up a colonial administration on Vancouver Island to protect British interests at a time of growing expansionism from America to the south and possible threats from a Russian Alaska to the north. 'Company, Crown and Colony' tells the story of the challenges they faced. Drawing on rich archival resources the author provides a detailed account of this turbulent period, revealing the difficulties faced by a leading merchant company as they sought to resolve their conflicting interests of commerce and settlement in a complex situation, and providing fresh and lively insights into the emergence of a region of North America that is today one of the principal commercial centres of Canada."--Bloomsbury publishing.

Contents:

Figures Tables

Acknowledgements

1. Companies, Colonialism and Frontiers in the New World

2. Settlement and Society of Vancouver Island Colony

3. Indigenous Peoples and the Hudson's Bay Company on Vancouver Island

4. The Economy of Vancouver Island Colony

5. Company, Crown and Governors

6. The Hudson's Bay Company Governance of Vancouver Island

7. Vancouver Island, Western Canada and the Outside World

8. Conclusion: Company, Colony, Island and Frontier

Appendix 1. Archives: 'yours to explore'

Appendix 2. Abbreviations

Appendix 3. Dramatis Personae

Appendix 4. First Nation Names Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-296) and index.

ISBN:

9786613048318

9780755625345

075562534X

9781283048316

1283048310

9780857718914

0857718916

OCLC:

711000592