The Northwest Coast
British Navigation, Trade and Discoveries to 1812
Description
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.
Reviews
... readers will be impressed with the thorough and readable descriptions of adventurous merchants, official explorers and statesman like imperial visions. There is no hesitation in recommending this book most enthusiastically. It is the assured work of a scholar who has mastered his subject after years of study, and a brief review cannot begin to do it justice.
- Paul Webb
This is an important work, indispensable to any collection of Canadiana, British Columbian, or Pacific Northwest history.
- W. Michael Mathes, University of San Francisco
In Gough's pages we follow in the wake of the three masted ship; tool of empire and harbinger of British dominion of the Pacific.
- David L. Nicandri