Ocean of Destiny
A Concise History of the North Pacific, 1500-1978
Description
Rivalry and confrontation were part of this epic. From the sixteenth to
the nineteenth century European powers contested for the riches of the
East and the West, the wealth of the ocean, and territory to sate
colonial ambitions. Since that time full-blooded conflicts developed
between Asian states and between Asia and the Western powers. As a
major trading power in the Pacifc with no tradition of territorial
expansion, and as a respected peacekeeper, Canada is in a unique
position to view the history of the Pacific impartially. This survey is
doubly valuable, not only as the first history of the North Pacific
dealing with the concurrent events in the East and West, but also as a
history reflecting Canada's international outlook.