History Of British Columbia

Author : Jean Barman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487516738
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The West Beyond the West written by Jean Barman and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British Columbia is regularly described in superlatives both positive and negative - most spectacular scenery, strangest politics, greatest environmental sensitivity, richest Aboriginal cultures, most aggressive resource exploitation, closest ties to Asia. Jean Barman's The West beyond the West presents the history of the province in all its diversity and apparent contradictions. This critically acclaimed work is the premiere book on British Columbian history, with a narrative beginning at the point of contact between Native peoples and Europeans and continuing into the twenty-first century. Barman tells the story by focusing not only on the history made by leaders in government but also on the roles of women, immigrants, and Aboriginal peoples in the development of the province. She incorporates new perspectives and expands discussions on important topics such as the province's relationship to Canada as a nation, its involvement in the two world wars, the perspectives of non-mainstream British Columbians, and its participation in recreation and sports including Olympics. First published in 1991 and revised in 1996, this third edition of The West beyond the West has been supplemented by statistical tables incorporating the 2001 census, two more extensive illustration sections portraying British Columbia's history in images, and other new material bringing the book up to date. Barman's deft scholarship is readily apparent and the book demands to be on the shelf of anyone with an interest in British Columbian or Canadian history.

Author : Jean Barman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802071859
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The West Beyond the West written by Jean Barman and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically acclaimed since its publication in 1991, the BC history of choice has now been revised. Here is the story of Canada's westernmost province, beginning at the point of contact between Native peoples and Europeans and continuing up to 1995. Jean Barman tells the story by focusing not only on the history made by leaders in government but also by including the roles of women, immigrants, and Native peoples. She interweaves political, social, economic, and demographic events into an absorbing account that reveals the roots of contemporary British Columbia in all its diversity and apparent contradictions. The revised edition has been updated to include information from the 1991 census and revisions have been made throughout the book, including the references, to update it to 1995.

Author : Hubert Howe Bancroft
Publisher : San Francisco : History Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 922 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of British Columbia written by Hubert Howe Bancroft and published by San Francisco : History Company. This book was released on 1887 with total page 922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the history of British Columbia from its frontier settlements to formally being apart of Canada.

Author : Wilson Duff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Indian History of British Columbia written by Wilson Duff and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive summary of the effects of immigrant settlement on the population, culture, economy and religion of British Columbia's First Peoples.

Author : Cole Harris
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774842563
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Resettlement of British Columbia written by Cole Harris and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this beautifully crafted collection of essays, Cole Harris reflects on the strategies of colonialism in British Columbia during the first 150 years after the arrival of European settlers. The pervasive displacement of indigenous people by the newcomers, the mechanisms by which it was accomplished, and the resulting effects on the landscape, social life, and history of Canada's western-most province are examined through the dual lenses of post-colonial theory and empirical data. By providing a compelling look at the colonial construction of the province, the book revises existing perceptions of the history and geography of British Columbia.

Author : Alexander Begg
Publisher : Hansebooks
ISBN 13 : 9783337321925
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of British Columbia from Its Earliest Discovery to the Present Time written by Alexander Begg and published by Hansebooks. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of British Columbia from Its Earliest Discovery to the Present Time is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Author : Alexander Begg
Publisher : W. Briggs ; Montreal : C.W. Coates ; Halifax, N.S. : S.F. Huestis
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of British Columbia from Its Earliest Discovery to the Present Time written by Alexander Begg and published by W. Briggs ; Montreal : C.W. Coates ; Halifax, N.S. : S.F. Huestis. This book was released on 1894 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Derek Hayes
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN 13 : 9781771622110
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Columbia written by Derek Hayes and published by Douglas & McIntyre. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 900 maps plus 300 illustrations and photographs tell the story of the planners, schemers, gold seekers and fur traders who built Canada's westernmost province.

Author : Adrien Gabriel Morice
Publisher : Toronto, William Briggs
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of the Northern Interior of British Columbia written by Adrien Gabriel Morice and published by Toronto, William Briggs. This book was released on 1905 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kilian Crawford
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1550179497
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Go Do Some Great Thing written by Kilian Crawford and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-10 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living in pre-Civil War Philadelphia, young Black activist Mifflin Gibbs was feeling disheartened from fighting the overwhelming tide of White America’s legalized racism when abolitionist Julia Griffith encouraged him to “go do some great thing.” These words helped inspire him to become a successful merchant in San Francisco, and then to seek a more just society in the new colony of Vancouver Island, where he was to become a prominent citizen and elected official. Gibbs joined a movement of Black American emigrants fleeing the increasingly oppressive and anti-Black Californian legal system in 1858. They hoped to establish themselves in a new country where they would have full access to the rights of citizenship and would be free to seek success and stability. Some six hundred Black Californians made the trip to Victoria in the midst of the Fraser River Gold Rush, but their hopes of finding a welcoming new home were ultimately disappointed. They were to encounter social segregation, disenfranchisement, limited employment opportunities and rampant discrimination. But in spite of the opposition and racism they faced, these pioneers played a pivotal role in the emerging province, establishing an all-Black militia unit to protect against American invasion, casting deciding votes in the 1860 election and helping to build the province as teachers, miners, artisans, entrepreneurs and merchants. Crawford Kilian brings this vibrant period of British Columbia’s history to life, evoking the chaos and opportunity of Victoria’s gold rush boom and describing the fascinating lives of prominent Black pioneers and trailblazers, from Sylvia Stark and Saltspring Island’s notable Stark family to lifeguard and special constable Joe Fortes, who taught a generation of Vancouverites to swim. Since its original publication in 1978, Go Do Some Great Thing has remained foundational reading on the history of Black pioneers in BC. Updated and with a new foreword by Adam Rudder, the third edition of this under-told story describes the hardships and triumphs of BC’s first Black citizens and their legacy in the province today. Partial proceeds from each copy sold will be donated to the Hogan's Alley Society.