Writing British Columbia History, 1784-1958
Writing British Columbia History, 1784-1958

Author: Chad Reimer

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2010-07-01

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 0774858974

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Captain James Cook first made contact with the area now known as British Columbia in 1778. The colonists who followed soon realized they needed a written history, both to justify their dispossession of Aboriginal peoples and to formulate an identity for a new settler society. Writing British Columbia History traces how Euro-Canadian historians took up this task, and struggled with the newness of colonial society and overlapping ties to the British Empire, the United States, and Canada. This exploration of the role of history writing in colonialism and nation building will appeal to anyone interested in the history of British Columbia, the Pacific Northwest, and history writing in Canada.

Historical Essays on British Columbia
Historical Essays on British Columbia

Author: J. Friesen

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780771097966

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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.

Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Dictionary of Canadian Biography

Author: Ramsay Cook

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1966

Total Pages: 1330

ISBN-13: 9780802039989

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Internet version contains all the information in the 14 volume print and CD-ROM versions; fully searchable by keyword or by browsing the name index.

Canada - An American Nation?
Canada - An American Nation?

Author: Allan Smith

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 0773512292

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A compilation of Smith's (history, U. of British Columbia) essays on the influence of American society on Canadian identity. Based on the notion that Canada can best be understood if viewed in relation to the US, Smith explores the ways in which American influences have challenged Canada's cultural

Northern British Columbia Canoe Trips
Northern British Columbia Canoe Trips

Author: Laurel Archer

Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

Published: 2011-06-01

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 189752269X

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This first volume of the guidebook series Northern British Columbia Canoe Trips describes in detail eight northern BC paddling routes over eleven rivers, and is designed to provide canoeists with all the information they require to plan a river trip appropriate to their skill level and special interests. Each route includes: a summary of the main attractions of the trip where to start and where to finish along the river trip length in days and kilometres required maps suggestions about when to go star ratings for difficulty and for historical and recreational value Northern British Columbia Canoe Trips: Volume One covers numerous routes never documented in any publication before, including the Taku, Jennings, Omineca and Gataga rivers, among others, as well as more well-known favourites such as Fort Nelson and the Dease. The book provides paddlers of all types with a variety of river trips to choose from based on comprehensive and comparative information, as well as detailed and specific navigational notes to aid them along their chosen route.