| Description |
304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| ISBN |
9781848851320 hardback |
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1848851324 hardback |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-296) and index. |
| Contents |
Companies, colonialism and frontiers in the new world -- Settlement and society of Vancouver Island Colony -- Indigenous peoples and the Hudson's Bay Company on Vancouver Island -- The economy of Vancouver Island Colony -- Company, crown and governors -- The Hudson's Bay Company governance of Vancouver Island -- Vancouver Island, western Canada and the outside world -- Conclusion: Company, colony, island and frontier. |
| Summary |
"The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the great merchant companies. Granted sole trading rights to a huge part 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." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Library Class |
History TX222.V2
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| Subject |
Douglas, James, 1803-1877.
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Hudson's Bay Company -- History -- 19th century.
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Vancouver Island (B.C.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History -- 19th century.
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Northwest, Canadian -- History -- 19th century.
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