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The Empire of the St. Lawrence : A Study in Commerce and Politics /

Creighton examines the trading system that developed along the St. Lawrence River and argues that the exploitation of key staple products by colonial merchants along the St. Lawrence River system was key to Canada?s economic and national development.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Creighton, Donald Grant, 1902-1979 (Autor, Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I THE FIRST UNITY OF THE ST. LAWRENCE. I. The Economy of the North
  • II. The Merchants' Political Programme
  • III. Canada and the American Revolution.
  • PART II TRANSITION IN THE REGION OF THE LOWER LAKES. IV. First Consequences of 1783
  • V. The Rise of the New Staple Trades
  • VI. The Clash with the French Canadians
  • VII. The End of the Fur Trade.
  • PART III THE STRUGGLE FOR THE SECOND COMMERCIAL EMPIRE. VIII. The Failure of the Union
  • IX. The Reform of the Old Colonial System
  • X. Commerce versus Agriculture
  • XI. Breakdown
  • XII. The Last Recovery
  • XIII. Final Collapse.