LEADER 04818nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910780676903321 005 20230912144507.0 010 $a1-283-22594-8 010 $a9786613225948 010 $a0-7748-5655-6 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774856553 035 $a(CKB)2430000000000413 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000377327 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11265058 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000377327 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10336879 035 $a(PQKB)11553796 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00602904 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412524 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10227156 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL322594 035 $a(OCoLC)923446054 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/txz1xc 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/406915 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412524 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3255912 035 $a(DE-B1597)662324 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774856553 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000000413 100 $a19920826d1992 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Northwest Coast$b[electronic resource] $eBritish navigation, trade, and discoveries to 1812 /$fBarry M. Gough 210 $aVancouver $cUBC Press$dc1992 215 $axiv, 265 p., [8] p. of plates $cill., maps ;$d24 cm 225 1 $aPacific maritime studies series,$x0847-0529 ;$v9 300 $aUpdated, expanded ed. of: Distant dominion. c1980. 311 $a0-7748-0399-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-251) and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tPreface and Acknowledgments -- $tThe 'Backside of America' -- $tNova Albion -- $tThe Strait of Anian and Other Northwest Passages -- $tSea Otter Pelts, Muscovites, and Mandarins -- $tThe Merchant Sea Traders -- $tMeares and a Scheme of Empire -- $tBotany Bay and Nootka Sound -- $tEncroachments in the Spanish Lake -- $tImpasse -- $tA Voyage of Discovery -- $tWestward the Course of Empire -- $tEpilogue -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $a"The voyages of Cook and Vancouver heralded a vast influx of irrepressible Europeans -- fur traders, whalers, administrators, visitors, missionaries, miners, botanists, and sailors -- people of every class and distinction. They came to conquer the Pacific, its islands, and its continents for 'God, gold, and glory.' They brought with them their morals, ideologies, knowledge, technology, plants, and animals. They also brought diseases, rum, and guns. They brought with them powers to build and powers to destroy." -- from the Epilogue The Northwest Coast was irrevocably changed the day that Captain James Cook sailed into Nootka Sound in 1778. Cook's discovery of the sea otter population along the coast initiated the maritime fur trade, which, in turn, led to feverish competition among several nations, especially Britain, Russia, and the United States, as well as the celebrated rivalry between Spain and Britain for control of Nootka. By 1812, a toe-hold of British empire was established and the aboriginal way of life was shattered. The Northwest Coast documents Britain's rise to pre-eminence in this far-flung corner of the empire. It shows how the relentless activities of its commercial interests, the adroit use of its naval power, and the steely resolve of its diplomats secured British claims to dominion and rights to trade along the Northwest Coast. Written by a leading maritime scholar and based on fresh research into known manuscripts and printed works on Pacific trade and exploration, this book incorporates new interpretations on exploration and commercial activity in this area. It documents the interaction, often violent, between British sailors and aboriginal people; depicts many of the rivalries among British mariners; and examines various claims to the discovery of the Northwest Passage. The Northwest Coast significantly expands and updates the author's award-winning book, Distant Dominion. Gough's compelling narrative combined with his extensive use of "ations from the journals and correspondence of explorers and merchant traders provide insights into the motives and attitudes of these early pioneers of the empire. 410 0$aPacific maritime studies series ;$v9. 607 $aNorthwest Coast of North America$xHistory 607 $aNorthwest Coast of North America$xDiscovery and exploration$xBritish 607 $aBritish Columbia$xHistory 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory, Naval 676 $a971.1/01 700 $aGough$b Barry M$01499682 701 $aGough$b Barry M$01499682 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780676903321 996 $aThe Northwest Coast$93725933 997 $aUNINA