Explorers Of The Maritime Pacific Northwest

Author : William L. Lang Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explorers of the Maritime Pacific Northwest written by William L. Lang Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the adventures of coastal and ocean explorers who made key discoveries and landmark observations from northern California up the coastline to Alaska during the mid-1700s to the early 1800s, this anthology of primary source journal entries, book excerpts, maps, and drawings enables readers to "discover" the Northwest Coast for themselves. More than 200 years ago, explorers traveled from Central America, Russia, and even Europe to explore the coastline of the American Pacific Northwest, with goals of developing new trade routes, claiming territory for their home countries, expanding their fur trade, or exploring in the name of scientific discovery. This book will take readers to the decks of the great ships and along for the adventures of legendary explorers, such as James Cook, Alejandro Malaspina, and George Vancouver. This book collects primary source materials such as journal entries, book excerpts, maps, and drawings that document how explorers first experienced the unknown Pacific Northwest coast, as seen through the eyes of non-native people. Readers will learn how explorers such as Vitus Bering and Robert Gray used the full extent of their powers of observation to record the landscape, animals, and plants they witnessed as well as their interactions with indigenous peoples during their search for the mythic Northwest Passage. The book also explains how the maritime explorers of this period mapped the remote regions of the Northwest Coast, working without the benefit of modern technology and relying instead on their knowledge of a range of sciences, mathematics, and seamanship—in addition to their ability to endure harsh and dangerous conditions—to produce exceptionally detailed maps.

Author : William L. Lang
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
ISBN 13 : 1610699254
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explorers of the Maritime Pacific Northwest written by William L. Lang and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 55. Tlingit Trade Exchange, 1786

Author : William L. Lang Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610699262
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explorers of the Maritime Pacific Northwest written by William L. Lang Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the adventures of coastal and ocean explorers who made key discoveries and landmark observations from northern California up the coastline to Alaska during the mid-1700s to the early 1800s, this anthology of primary source journal entries, book excerpts, maps, and drawings enables readers to "discover" the Northwest Coast for themselves. More than 200 years ago, explorers traveled from Central America, Russia, and even Europe to explore the coastline of the American Pacific Northwest, with goals of developing new trade routes, claiming territory for their home countries, expanding their fur trade, or exploring in the name of scientific discovery. This book will take readers to the decks of the great ships and along for the adventures of legendary explorers, such as James Cook, Alejandro Malaspina, and George Vancouver. This book collects primary source materials such as journal entries, book excerpts, maps, and drawings that document how explorers first experienced the unknown Pacific Northwest coast, as seen through the eyes of non-native people. Readers will learn how explorers such as Vitus Bering and Robert Gray used the full extent of their powers of observation to record the landscape, animals, and plants they witnessed as well as their interactions with indigenous peoples during their search for the mythic Northwest Passage. The book also explains how the maritime explorers of this period mapped the remote regions of the Northwest Coast, working without the benefit of modern technology and relying instead on their knowledge of a range of sciences, mathematics, and seamanship—in addition to their ability to endure harsh and dangerous conditions—to produce exceptionally detailed maps.

Author : E. W. Nuffield
Publisher : Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pacific Northwest written by E. W. Nuffield and published by Surrey, B.C. : Hancock House. This book was released on 1990 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery and early exploration by sea, land, and river of the Pacific Northwest. The great Fraser and Columbia river systems were and are the key to the Pacific Northwest. The race for early dominance over these rich fur-bearing routes pitted American sea captain Robert Gray against British navigator John Meares and land-and-river explorer David Thompson from Canada. Also chronicled in these pages are the extraordinary Lewis and Clark expeditions, the unbelievable continental trek of the Overlanders, the intimate stories of intrepid explorers Simon Fraser, Alexander Mackenzie - and many more.

Author : George Vancouver.
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean written by George Vancouver. and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round The World" is an account of the Vancouver Expedition of 1791–1795, was a four-and-a-half-year voyage of exploration and diplomacy commanded by Captain George Vancouver of the Royal Navy. The British expedition traveled around the globe and made contact with five continents. The expedition included between two and four vessels, and up to 153 men, all but 6 of whom returned home safely.

Author : Richard W. Blumenthal
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786453974
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charles Wilkes and the Exploration of Inland Washington Waters written by Richard W. Blumenthal and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-09-12 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A follow-up to the editor's two previous collections of primary documents of maritime history in the Pacific Northwest, this book reproduces the journals and narratives of Charles Wilkes, an experienced nautical surveyor who led the U.S. Exploring Expedition through inland Washington waters in 1841, and ten of his crewmen. Special attention is given to the many placenames that Wilkes originated.

Author : Robert Steelquist
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604696311
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Northwest Coastal Explorer written by Robert Steelquist and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Part field guide, part travel guide, Steelquist writes with the authoritative voice of that friend you want next to you on the trail or in the dunes—the one who knows just where to go for a weekend getaway and what to pack for the Pacific Northwest’s unpredictable weather.” —Portland Monthly Millions of visitors explore the magnificent coastline of the Pacific Northwest and all that it provides—unique plant life, easy-to-find animals, and magical places. The Northwest Coastal Explorer is a fun, engaging, lushly-illustrated guide to the marine life of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Profiles of the flora and fauna include tips on where and how to find them—like the ochre sea stars commonly discovered on exposed rocks and the olive snails found on sandy beaches—while the included getaway guide highlights the best weekend trips for each area.

Author : Erna Gunther
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226310876
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian Life on the Northwest Coast of North America as seen by the Early Explorers and Fur Traders during the Last Decades of the Eighteenth Century written by Erna Gunther and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-04-06 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reconstruction of the Haida and Tlingit cultures of the Pacific Northwest during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Drawing on a wide range of evidence, this volume is a carefully researched investigation into the ethnohistory of the Pacific Northwest during the period of European exploration of the region. The book supplements the archeological evidence from the area with a detailed investigation of the journals, diaries, and sketchbooks of Russian, Spanish, and English explorers and traders who reached the region, as well as artifacts that those explorers and traders obtained on their expeditions and that are now held in museums worldwide. In doing so, Gunther's research extends anthropological study of the region a century earlier, and sheds light on the understudied tribal cultures of the Haida and the Tlingit. The volume contains splendid reproductions of contemporary drawings, and appendices mapping the museum locations of artifacts and describing the processes of native technology.

Author : John Frazier Henry
Publisher : Seattle : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 9780295961286
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Maritime Artists of the Pacific Northwest Coast, 1741-1841 written by John Frazier Henry and published by Seattle : University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full length study of the artists who accompanied the expeditions to the Pacific northwest coast and produced the visual record. Documents the drawings and paintings as seen by the first explorers and traders of the eighteenth century. Brief account of 26 voyages and biographical sketches of 50 artists establish the historical framework for the drawings and paintings covering Russian, British, French, Spanish and American voyages.

Author : E. W. Wright
Publisher : Portland, Or. : Lewis & Dryden Print. Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest written by E. W. Wright and published by Portland, Or. : Lewis & Dryden Print. Company. This book was released on 1895 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: