Description
The distinctive character of B.C., which is found not only in its spectacular environment, but also in its
community, its politics and its past, is admirably captured in this collection of 16 essays.
Chapter
1. Alexander Caulfield Anderson, fur trader and scholar
2. Extract from the Biographical Dictionary of Well-Known British Columbians
3. The Massacre at Chinlac
4. A Greater Britain on the Pacific
5. The Settlement and Progress of British Columbia, 1871-1914
6. The Introduction of Intoxicating Liquors Amongst the Indians of the Northwest Coast
7. British Columbia Becomes Canadian, 1871-1901
8. Party History in British Columbia, 1903-1933
9. Extract from the Introduction to The Letters and Journals of Simon Fraser, 1806-1808
10. Canada and the New British Columbia
11. British Columbia’s American Heritage
12. A Colonial Administration: An Analysis of Administration in British Columbia, 1869-1871
13. An Outline of the Economic History of British Columbia, 1881-1951
14. Patterns of Trade and Investment on the Pacific Coast, 1867-1892: The Case of the British Columbia Salmon Canning Industry
15. The Business Community in the Early Development of Victoria, British Columbia
16. Population Growth and Change in Seattle and Vancouver, 1880-1960
17. Regional Factors in Industrial Conflict: The Case of British Columbia
18. The Oriental “Menace” in British Columbia
19. Joseph Trutch and Indian Land Policy
Select Bibliography on the History of British Columbia