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

Author : Erna Gunther
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226310879

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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 by Erna Gunther Pdf

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 : Martin Brook Taylor,Doug Owram
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 080206826X

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Canadian History: Beginnings to Confederation by Martin Brook Taylor,Doug Owram Pdf

"In these two volumes, which replace the Reader's Guide to Canadian History, experts provide a select and critical guide to historical writing about pre- and post-Confederation Canada, with an emphasis on the most recent scholarship" -- Cover.

Author : Robin Inglis
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810864061

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Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America by Robin Inglis Pdf

The Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America tells of the heroic endeavors and remarkable achievements, the endless speculation about a northwest passage, and the fighting and manipulation for commercial advantage that surrounded this terrain. This is done through an introductory essay, a detailed chronology, an extensive bibliography, modern maps and selected historical maps and drawings, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries.

Author : Paul W. Mapp
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807838945

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The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713-1763 by Paul W. Mapp Pdf

A truly continental history in both its geographic and political scope, The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713-1763 investigates eighteenth-century diplomacy involving North America and links geographic ignorance about the American West to Europeans' grand geopolitical designs. Breaking from scholars' traditional focus on the Atlantic world, Paul W. Mapp demonstrates the centrality of hitherto understudied western regions to early American history and shows that a Pacific focus is crucial to understanding the causes, course, and consequences of the Seven Years' War.

Author : Mary Malloy,Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000-12-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780873658331

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Souvenirs of the Fur Trade by Mary Malloy,Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Pdf

American mariners made more than 175 voyages to the Northwest Coast during the half-century after 1787. The art and culture of Northwest Coast Indians so intrigued American sailors that the collecting of ethnographic artifacts became an important secondary trade. Malloy has brought details about these early collections together for the first time.

Author : Barry M. Gough
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774842921

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The Northwest Coast by Barry M. Gough Pdf

The Northwest Coast documents Britain's rise to pre-eminence in this far-flung corner of the empire. It shows how the relentless activities of its commercial interests, the adroit use of its naval power, and the steely resolve of its diplomats secured British claims to dominion and rights to trade along the Northwest Coast. Written by a leading maritime scholar and based on fresh research into known manuscripts and printed works on Pacific trade and exploration, this book incorporates new interpretations on exploration and commercial activity in this area.

Author : Barry Gough
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774844239

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Distant Dominion by Barry Gough Pdf

"The voyages of Cook and Vancouver heralded a vast influx of irrepressible white men.... They brought with them their morals, ideologies, knowledge, technology, plants and animals. They also brought diseases, rum and guns....powers to build and powers to destroy." Until the 1700's, the Northwest Coast of North America stood largely apart from the civilized world. Formidable mountain barriers and remoteness from Atlantic sea lanes kept the territory outside the orbit of emerging European empires. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, however, Britain, Spain, France, Russsia, and the United States vied for control of this promising new frontier. Three of history's greatest mariners -- Sir Francis Drake, Captain James Cook, and Captain George Vancouver -- spearheaded British expeditions of discovery and trade to the Northwest coast. Despite competition from her European and American rivals, Britains ability to use and control the sea enabled her to establish by the late 1700's a "beachhead of empire" in the area now known as British Columbia.Gough shows how, by outmanoevring her Spanish rivals in a "skilful game of diplomatic chess," Britain concluded the Nootka Agreement. Thus she was able to exploit her trading partnership with the coast Indians and cement a lucrative sea-borne commerce with the Far East. The arrival overland of the Nor'westers and other fur-trading groups further strengthened Britain's financial and political interests in the area -- ending forever the isolation of Northwest America, and 'changing beyond measure the culture of its Indian peoples.' Distant Dominion is the first comprehensive survey to examine Britain's motives for expeditions to this most distant frontier of British maritime development. It is also the first to draw the history of the coast into the general realm of Pacific history, relating its development to events in Europe, the American eastern seaboard, Australia, the Falkland Islands, and China. This entertaining book offers fresh insight into an exciting chapter of North American history.

Author : Robert Craig Brown
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 701 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773540897

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Illustrated History of Canada by Robert Craig Brown Pdf

More than ever, The Illustrated History of Canada is a must-have reference guide for all Canadians interested in the history - and the future - of our country."--pub. desc.

Author : Leland Donald
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520918115

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Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America by Leland Donald Pdf

With his investigation of slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America, Leland Donald makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the aboriginal cultures of this area. He shows that Northwest Coast servitude, relatively neglected by researchers in the past, fits an appropriate cross-cultural definition of slavery. Arguing that slaves and slavery were central to these hunting-fishing-gathering societies, he points out how important slaves were to the Northwest Coast economies for their labor and for their value as major items of exchange. Slavery also played a major role in more famous and frequently analyzed Northwest Coast cultural forms such as the potlatch and the spectacular art style and ritual systems of elite groups. The book includes detailed chapters on who owned slaves and the relations between masters and slaves; how slaves were procured; transactions in slaves; the nature, use, and value of slave labor; and the role of slaves in rituals. In addition to analyzing all the available data, ethnographic and historic, on slavery in traditional Northwest Coast cultures, Donald compares the status of Northwest Coast slaves with that of war captives in other parts of traditional Native North America.

Author : Jack Salzman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1986-08-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 0521266866

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American Studies by Jack Salzman Pdf

This is an annotated bibliography of 20th century books through 1983, and is a reworking of American Studies: An Annotated Bibliography of Works on the Civilization of the United States, published in 1982. Seeking to provide foreign nationals with a comprehensive and authoritative list of sources of information concerning America, it focuses on books that have an important cultural framework, and does not include those which are primarily theoretical or methodological. It is organized in 11 sections: anthropology and folklore; art and architecture; history; literature; music; political science; popular culture; psychology; religion; science/technology/medicine; and sociology. Each section contains a preface introducing the reader to basic bibliographic resources in that discipline and paragraph-length, non-evaluative annotations. Includes author, title, and subject indexes. ISBN 0-521-32555-2 (set) : $150.00.

Author : Raymond D. Irwin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313072895

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Books on Early American History and Culture, 1971-1980 by Raymond D. Irwin Pdf

Books on Early American History and Culture, 1971-1980: An Annotated Bibliography continues a series of bibliographies listing book-length works on North America and the Caribbean prior to 1815. Essential for scholars, librarians, and students of early America, the book surveys nearly 1,200 monographs, essay collections, exhibition catalogues, and reference works published between 1971 and 1980. In addition to bibliographic information each entry includes brief annotations, which describe the scope and approach to each item and the book's main thesis. Also included are lists of journals where each work has been reviewed and the number of times the book has been cited in professional literature, and the number of OCLC member libraries holding the work. In 31 thematic sections, the book covers such topics as: exploration and colonialization, Native Americans, the American Revolutionary War, the Constitution, race and slavery, gender, religion.

Author : Arlene Hirschfelder,Paulette F. Molin
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780810877108

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The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists by Arlene Hirschfelder,Paulette F. Molin Pdf

While Native Americans are perhaps the most studied people in our society, they too often remain the least understood and visible. Fictions and stereotypes predominate, obscuring substantive and fascinating facts about Native societies. The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists works to remedy this problem by compiling fun, unique, and significant facts about Native groups into one volume, complete with references to additional online and print resources. In this volume, readers can learn about Native figures from a diverse range of cultures and professions, including award-winning athletes, authors, filmmakers, musicians, and environmentalists. Readers are introduced to Native U.S. senators, Medal of Freedom winners, Medal of Honor recipients, Major League baseball players, and U.S. Olympians, as well as a U.S. vice president, a NASA astronaut, a National Book Award recipient, and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Other categories found in this book are: History Stereotypes and Myths Tribal Government Federal-Tribal Relations State-Tribal Relations Native Lands and Environmental Issues Health Religion Economic Development Military Service and War Education Native Languages Science and Technology Food Visual Arts Literary and Performing Arts Film Music and Dance Print, Radio, and Television Sports and Games Exhibitions, Pageants, and Shows Alaska Natives Native Hawaiians Urban Indians Including further fascinating facts, this wonderful resource will be a great addition not only to tribal libraries but to public and academic libraries, individuals, and scholars as well.

Author : George Thornton Emmons,Frederica De Laguna
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0295970081

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The Tlingit Indians by George Thornton Emmons,Frederica De Laguna Pdf

When Emmons died in 1945, he left behind a mass of materials for a 65 line drawings, and 127 bandw photos. book on the Tlingit which he had begun as early as the 1880s, when he was stationed in Alaska with the US Navy. Ethnologist and archaeologist Frederica de Laguna has spent 30 years organizing Emmons ethnographic data, notes, drawings, sketches, and manuscripts, and has made significant additions from other sources and her own information, putting the entirety in chronological order, to present this invaluable ethnography of the Northwest Coast. Includes a biography of Emmons by Jean Low, as well as an extensive bibliography, 37 tables, Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : J. H. Van Den Brink
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9004039910

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The Haida Indians by J. H. Van Den Brink Pdf

A sociographic historical description of the culture and organization of two groups of Haida Indians on the Queen Charlotte Islands.

Author : Carol F. Jopling
Publisher : American Philosophical Society
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Copperwork
ISBN : 0871697912

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The Coppers of the Northwest Coast Indians by Carol F. Jopling Pdf