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First invaders : the literary origins of British Columbia / Alan Twigg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Twigg, Alan, 1952- author.
- Series:
- The Literary Origins of British Columbia Series
- The Literary Origins of British Columbia Series ; v.1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Explorers--British Columbia--Biography.
- Explorers.
- British Columbia--Early works to 1800--History and criticism.
- British Columbia.
- British Columbia--Description and travel--Early works to 1800--History and criticism.
- British Columbia--Discovery and exploration.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (230 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver, British Columbia : Ronsdale, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The names Cook and Quadra ring a bell for most of us, as do Bering and Vancouver, but how much do we know about the Greek-born navigator, Juan de Fuca or the Machiavelli of the maritime fur trade, John Meares? British Columbia's earliest authors and explorers are skilfully introduced, for the first time collectively, by Alan Twigg. This is a compelling account of the characters, events and intrigues that comprised British Columbia's earliest literary history prior to 1800.
- Contents:
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- I: PRECURSORS
- Jonathan Swift
- Hui Shen
- Juan de Fuca
- Francis Drake
- Richard Hakluyt
- Samuel Purchas
- Vitus Bering
- Sven Waxell
- Georg Wilhelm Steller
- Gerhard Müller
- Aleksei Chirikov
- Arthur Dobbs
- Denis Diderot
- II: SPANISH
- Juan Pérez
- Juan Crespi
- Tomás de la Peña y Saravia
- Bruno de Hezeta
- Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra
- Francisco Mourelle
- José Mariano Moziño
- Alejandro Malaspina
- Tomás de Suría
- Dionisio Alcalá Galiano
- Manuel Quimper
- Jacinto Caamaño
- José Espinosa y Tello
- III: FRENCH
- Jean-François de La Pérouse
- Etienne Marchand
- François Péron
- IV: COOK &
- CREW
- James Cook
- John Rickman
- Heinrich Zimmerman
- William Ellis
- John Ledyard
- James King
- James Burney
- David Samwell
- John Webber
- William Bayly
- James Trevenen
- George Gilbert
- V: TRADERS
- James Strange
- Alexander Walker
- John MacKay
- Frances Barkley
- John Meares
- George Dixon
- Nathaniel Portlock
- John Nicol
- William Beresford
- James Colnett
- Esteban José Martínez (not a trader)
- Andrew Bracey Taylor
- VI: AMERICANS
- Robert Gray
- Joseph Ingraham
- Robert Haswell
- John Bartlett
- Ebenezer Johnson
- John Boit
- Charles Bishop
- VII: MAPMAKERS
- George Vancouver
- Archibald Menzies
- William Broughton
- Edward Bell
- Alexander Mackenzie.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-55380-212-8
- 1-55380-086-9
- OCLC:
- 605005123
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