Gunboat Frontier
British Maritime Authority and Northwest Coast Indians, 1846-1890
Description
Gunboat Frontier presents a different interpretation of
Indian-white relations in nineteenth-century British Columbia, focusing
on the interaction of West Coast Indians with British law and
authority. This authority was exercised by officers, seamen, marines,
and ships of the Royal Navy on behalf of the colonial governments of
Vancouver Island and British Columbia and, after 1871, of Canada.
Reviews
With this work Professor Gough joins the select ranks of the distinguished naval-imperial historians of the nineteenth century.
- Lawrence Phillips
Barry Gough's case study is a major contribution to naval history and to understanding "gunboat diplomacy."
- John B. Hattendorf
[Gough] has succeeded admirably in telling a neglected story and contributing to the diverse fields of maritime, Canadian, Indian, and British imperial history.
- Theodore J. Karamanski