The Hudson’s Bay Company as an Imperial Factor, 1821–1869 / John S. Galbraith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galbraith, John S., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (512 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2020

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1957.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

PART I. Frontier Policies

1. Prologue

2. Personnel of the Monopoly

3. The Canadian Frontier

4. The Southern Frontier

5. The Western Frontier

PART II. Relations with Russian America

6. The Anglo-Russian Treaty

7. Competition on the Northwest Coast

8. The Pacific Coast Monopoly, 1839-1867

PART III. The Oregon Question and Its Aftermath

9. The Oregon Dispute, 1821-1838

10. The Puget's Sound Agricultural Company

11. The Oregon Crisis, 1840-1844

12. American Victory, 1844-1846

13. The Possessory Rights Question, 1846-1869

14. Company Control of Vancouver Island, 1847- 1865

PART IV. The Last Tears of the Monopoly

15. The Growth of Unrest at Red River, 1846- 1853

16. The Company in British and Canadian Politics during the 1850's

17. Negotiations Leading to the Sale of the Company, 1859-1863

18. The End of the Monopoly

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780520322714

0520322711

OCLC:

1224278514