Company, crown and colony: the Hudson's Bay Company and territorial endeavour in western Canada
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Beteilige Person: Royle, Stephen A., (Stephen Arthur) (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London I.B. Tauris 2011
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-296) and index
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 me
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ISBN:0857718916
1848851324
9780857718914
9781848851320