Claiming the land : British Columbia and the making of a new El Dorado /

"A history of the Fraser River goldrush in the year 1858. It focuses on the war between the native gold miners and the mostly California gold miners, along with the attempts by the British to retain control. It deals with the miners' associations and the numerous non-Caucasian groups as pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marshall, Daniel Patrick, 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver, B.C. : Ronsdale Press, [2018]
Temas:
1800-1899
Frontier and pioneer life > British Columbia > Fraser River Valley.
Gold mines and mining > British Columbia > Fraser River Valley > History > 19th century.
Indians of North America > British Columbia > History > 19th century.
Indians of North America > British Columbia > Government relations > History.
Or > Mines et extraction > Colombie-Britannique > Fraser, Vallée du > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Premières Nations > Colombie-Britannique > Relations avec l'État > Histoire.
Frontier and pioneer life
Gold mines and mining
Indians of North America
Indians of North America > Government relations
Fraser River Valley (B.C.) > Gold discoveries.
Fraser River Valley (B.C.) > History > 19th century.
British Columbia > History > 19th century.
British Columbia > History > 1849-1871.
Fraser, Vallée du (C.-B.) > Découvertes d'or.
Fraser, Vallée du (C.-B.) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
British Columbia
British Columbia > Fraser River Valley
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Fraser River fever on the Pacific Slope of North America
  • Prophetic patterns : the search for a new El Dorado
  • The fur trade world
  • The Californian world
  • The British world
  • Fortunes foretold : The Fraser River War
  • Mapping the new El Dorado
  • Inventing Canada from West to East
  • Conclusion : "The river bears south."

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