Historical essays on British Columbia / edited by J. Friesen, H. K. Ralston.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carleton University. Institute of Canadian Studies.

Friesen, J.

Ralston, H. K.

Series:

Carleton library ; no. 96.

The Carleton library ; no. 96

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British Columbia--History.

British Columbia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : McClelland and Stewart in association with the Institute of Canadian Studies, Carleton University, c1976.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The distinctive character of B.C., which is found not only in its spectacular environment, but also in its community, its politics and its past, is admirably captured in this collection of 16 essays.

Contents:

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Introduction

Alexander Caulfield Anderson, Fur Trader and Scholar

Extract from the Biographical Dictionary of Well-Known British Columbians

The Massacre a t Chinlac

A Greater Britain on the Pacific.

The Settlement and Progress of British Columbia, 1871-1914

The Introduction of Intoxicating Liquors Amongst the Indians of the Northwest Coast.

British Columbia Becomes Canadian, 1871-1901

Party History in British Columbia, 1903-1933

Extract from the Introduction to The Letters and Journals o f Simon Fraser, 1806-1808

Canada and the New British Columbia

British Columbia’s American Heritage

A Colonial Administration: An Analysis of Administration in British Columbia, 1869-1871

An Outline of the Economic History of British Columbia, 1881-1951

Patterns of Trade and Investment on the Pacific Coast, 1867-1892 : The Case of the British Columbia Salmon Canning Industry

The Business Community in the Early Development of Victoria, British Columbia

Population Growth and Change in Seattle and Vancouver, 1880-1960

Regional Factors in Industrial Conflict: The Case of British Columbia

The Oriental “Menace” in British Columbia

Joseph Trutch and Indian Land Policy

Select Bibliography on the History of British Columbia

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography.

ISBN:

0-7735-6058-0