The Spanish on the northwest coast : for glory, God and gain /

They endured the torments of scurvy and the vagaries of deep fogs, adverse winds, and contrary currents. They suffered through appalling quarters and rotting food. They spent years away from their homes and families, never knowing whether they would return. Their orders from Spain might well arrive...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Neering, Rosemary (Author)
Other Authors: Decker, Karla, 1950- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Victoria ; Vancouver ; Calgary : Heritage, [2014]
Series:Amazing stories (Surrey, B.C.)
Subjects:
1700-1799
Spaniards > Northwest Coast of North America > History > 18th century.
Explorers > Northwest Coast of North America > History > 18th century.
Explorers > Spain > History > 18th century.
Indians of North America > Northwest Coast of North America.
Espagnols > Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord) > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Explorateurs > Espagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Explorateurs > Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord) > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Peuples autochtones > Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Discoveries in geography > Spanish.
Explorers.
Indians of North America.
Spaniards.
Northwest Coast of North America > Discovery and exploration > Spanish.
Northwest Coast of North America > History > 18th century.
Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord) > Découvertes et explorations espagnoles.
Nord-Ouest, Côte (Amérique du Nord) > Histoire > 18e siècle.
North America > Northwest Coast of North America.
Spain.
HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal
HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • Introduction Voyaging for Glory, God, and Gain
  • chapter 1 First Approaches
  • chapter 2 Back in the Game
  • chapter 3 Trouble to Be Expected
  • chapter 4 Seeking Captain Cook
  • chapter 5 A Quarrelsome Man
  • chapter 6 Turmoil at Nootka
  • chapter 7 Arresting Developments
  • chapter 8 Eliza Heads North
  • chapter 9 The Thinking Man's Voyage
  • chapter 10 Strait Explorations
  • chapter 11 The Expedition of the Limits
  • chapter 12 Two Empires Meet
  • chapter 13 The End of It All.

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