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Untold tales of old British Columbia

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  • Author: Marshall, Daniel Patrick
    Summary:

    A collection of fascinating stories of the extraordinary and astonishing in BC's history. Daniel Marshall uncovers the stories of BC you've never heard. The award-winning Marshall captivates readers with intriguing and unknown stories, everything from Indigenous rights to Native gold; political intrigue to daring feats; the remarkable, mysterious traveller Harry (Harriet) Collins; the forgotten origin of Canada's oldest Chinatown; mysterious artifacts and confounding tales of the obscure and mysterious. Rigorously researched with interpretations that offer inclusive narratives while exploring surprising tales of great adventure.

    Contents:
    • Half Title Page
    • Ronsdale Press
    • Untold Tales of Old British Columbia
    • Frontispiece
    • Contents
    • Preface: Tracking Down History
    • Introduction
    • One: Multicultural Canada Starts with the Fur Trade World
    • The Colour-Blind Commonwealth
    • British Columbia: Refuge for Political Exiles?
    • The Forgotten Context of Canada's Oldest Chinatown
    • Two: Early Treaty-Making on the Northwest Coast
    • Lost in Translation?
    • The Forgotten Treaty-Making of Chief Maquinna
    • Fort Rupert and the Forgotten Coalfields of Suquash
    • Fort Rupert and the Mystery of the Fort Victoria Treaties
    • Three: Becoming British Columbia
    • War in the New El Dorado and the Birth of British Columbia
    • "The Peculiar Circumstances of British Columbia"
    • "Unembarrassed by a Shilling of Debt"
    • The Alexandra Bridge Controversy
    • James Douglas's Secret Mission to Find Gold
    • British Columbia's Forgotten Governor
    • Four: British Columbia and the California Connection
    • The Third Great "Devil-Dance"
    • B.C.'s Permeable Border
    • B.C., Latin America and the Monroe Doctrine
    • "Dead Broke, a Borrowed Coat and Six Squashed Pies"
    • B.C. and the California "Bonanza Kings"
    • Five: Canada on the Pacific Slope
    Genre: Anecdotes, Canadian nonfiction, History and geography
    Original Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia , Ronsdale Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781553807063

    ,

    1553807065

    ,

    1553807057

    ,

    9781553807056

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Abstract

A collection of fascinating stories of the extraordinary and astonishing in BC's history. Daniel Marshall uncovers the stories of BC you've never heard. The award-winning Marshall captivates readers with intriguing and unknown stories, everything from Indigenous rights to Native gold; political intrigue to daring feats; the remarkable, mysterious traveller Harry (Harriet) Collins; the forgotten origin of Canada's oldest Chinatown; mysterious artifacts and confounding tales of the obscure and mysterious. Rigorously researched with interpretations that offer inclusive narratives while exploring surprising tales of great adventure.

Genre
Anecdotes
Canadian nonfiction
History and geography
Publisher (Source)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Ronsdale Press

Not specified

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