Russian Shadows on the British Northwest Coast of North America, 1810-1890
A Study of Rejection of Defence Responsibilities
Description
Russia threw her shadow on the Northwest Coast before the British came
to what is now known as British Columbia. Spanish fears of a
'Muscovite' advance on her possessions from Alaskan outposts
were well known in eighteenth-century Europe. This book focuses on the
development of British and Canadian perceptions of Russian naval
strength in the Pacific during the nineteenth century and weighs the
consequences -- psychological, political, and military -- of the
reluctance of both countries to assume coastal defence
responsibilities.
Reviews
His careful translations of personal journals make for fascinating reading in addition to their worth to ethnographers.
- Louise McReynolds