The Opening Of The Canadian North 1870 1914

Author : Morris Zaslow
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780771005503

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The Opening of the Canadian North 1870-1914 by Morris Zaslow Pdf

Volume XVI of the Canadian Centenary Series Now available as e-books for the first time, the Canadian Centenary Series is a comprehensive nineteen-volume history of the peoples and lands which form Canada. Although the series is designed as a unified whole so that no part of the story is left untold, each volume is complete in itself. This pioneer study traces Canada’s northward expansion in the years after Confederation. In the forefront of the movement were fur-traders, missionaries, and gold-seekers. Behind them came provincial and federal governments, concerned for their authority, and anxious to develop the riches of the North. Under the Laurier government (1896--1911) the advance quickened, and the roles of the Geological Survey, North-West Mounted Police, and Departments of the Interior, Indian Affairs, and Marine and Fisheries, gained new importance. Professor Zaslow, in examining the opening of social, cultural, economic, and industrial frontiers, chronicles the outstanding achievements, as well as the far-reaching failures of the period. A country which, by Confederation in 1867, had barely extended beyond the Gulf of St. Lawrence and St. Lawrence Lowlands region, had by 1914 occupied the prairies. Aided by new transcontinental railways, its people had begun moving into the forests of the Middle North along a front that extended from Lake St. John to Dawson, and the Arctic frontier beyond received increasing attention. But the governments failed in their treatment of the Indigenous population, and in their eagerness to foster development they allowed the resources to be exploited blindly, for and by foreign interests in the main. These were exciting, complex years; in Professor Zaslow’s words, “years of apprenticeship, when Canada began to come to grips with the facts of its northern nature.” First published in 1971, Zaslow’s important contribution to the Canadian Centenary Series is available here as an e-book for the first time.

Author : Morris Zaslow
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780771005510

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The Northward Expansion of Canada 1914-1967 by Morris Zaslow Pdf

Volume XVII of the Canadian Centenary Series Now available as e-books for the first time, the Canadian Centenary Series is a comprehensive nineteen-volume history of the peoples and lands which form Canada. Although the series is designed as a unified whole so that no part of the story is left untold, each volume is complete in itself. In the concluding volume of his study of the evolution of the Canadian North since Confederation in 1867, Morris Zaslow details with encyclopedic scope the accelerating change typical of the second half of that era. In this period the frontiers of agriculture and industry swept northward from near the international border to their economic limits. In the search for oil and natural gas, these limits were also close to the country’s physical limits. Assisted by new roads, extended railways, improved river transportation, and the new airplane, settlers, prospectors, and developers cleared land, sought mineral treasures, opened enterprises, and established permanent settlements in areas formerly used for hunting and trapping by Native peoples. At the same time, the institutions of society and government familiar to southern Canadians followed at a more measured pace. Although this northward expansion was temporarily curbed by the Great Depression and wartime, the Second World War brought a new kind of northern development. The exploring expedition during the early-20th century aside, Canadian sensibilities and sovereignty in the Far North were more upset by the presence of United States forces engaged in joint defence projects during the war and in high-technology surveillance in the tense years of the Cold War. All of these activities reduced the possibility for Native peoples to continue to follow their old ways, already compromised by wildlife exploitation and environmental degradation. In the face of challenges from white hunters and resource developers, Native peoples in Canada’s North suffered from ineffectual efforts or benign neglect by government. Unprepared for the social and economic revolution of the 1950s and 1960s, they were overwhelmed by the rush of events. Professor Zaslow follows their problems sympathetically and examines the efforts of recent governments to help them adapt to the new conditions. First published in 1988, Professor Zaslow’s important contribution to the Canadian Centenary Series is available here as an e-book for the first time.

Author : Alexander Begg
Publisher : J. Lovell
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Manitoba
ISBN : IND:32000009306038

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The Great Canadian North West by Alexander Begg Pdf

Author : Martin Brook Taylor,Doug Owram
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802076769

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Canadian History: Confederation to the present 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 : Liza Piper
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774858625

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The Industrial Transformation of Subarctic Canada by Liza Piper Pdf

Between 1821 and 1960, industrial economies took root in the North, transgressing political geographies and superseding the historically dominant fur trade. Imported southern scientists and sojourning labourers worked the Northwest, and its industrial history bears these newcomers' imprint. This book reveals the history of human impact upon the North. It provides a baseline, grounded in historical and scientific evidence, for measuring subarctic environmental change. Liza Piper examines the sustainability of industrial economies, the value of resource exploitation in volatile ecosystems, and the human consequences of northern environmental change. She also addresses northern communities' historical resistance to external resource development and their fight for survival in the face of intensifying environmental and economic pressures.

Author : John Logan Allen
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803210434

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North American Exploration by John Logan Allen Pdf

The third volume of North American Exploration, covering 1784 to 1914, charts a dramatic shift in the purpose, priorities, and results of the exploration of North America. As the nineteenth century opened, exploration was still fostered by the growth of empire, but by the 1830s commercial interests came to drive most exploratory ventures, particularly through the fur trade. By midcentury, however, as imperial rivalries lessened and the fur trade declined, exploration was driven by the growing scientific spirit of the age?although the science was often conducted in the service of a search for railroad routes or natural resources linked to military concerns. A clear transition took place as the spirit of the Enlightenment gave way to economic imperatives and to the science of the post-Darwinian age and exploration passed beyond discovery and geographical definition. This volume explores the resultant beginnings of an understanding of the continent and its native peoples.

Author : Carol Kammen,Amy H. Wilson
Publisher : AltaMira Press
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780759120501

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Encyclopedia of Local History by Carol Kammen,Amy H. Wilson Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Local History addresses nearly every aspect of local history, including everyday issues, theoretical approaches, and trends in the field. The second edition highlights local history practice in each U.S. state and Canadian province.

Author : Stephen W. Haycox,Mary Childers Mangusso
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295800370

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An Alaska Anthology by Stephen W. Haycox,Mary Childers Mangusso Pdf

Alaska, with its Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut heritage, its century of Russian colonization, its peoples’ formidable struggles to wrest a living (or a fortune) from the North’s isolated and harsh environment, and its relatively recent achievement of statehood, has long captured the popular imagination. In An Alaska Anthology, twenty-five contemporary scholars explore the region’s pivotal events, significant themes, and major players, Native, Russian, Canadian, and American. The essays chosen for this anthology represent the very best writing on Alaska, giving great depth to our understanding and appreciation of its history from the days of Russian-American Company domination to the more recent threat of nuclear testing by the Atomic Energy Commission and the influence of oil money on inexperienced politicians. Readers may be familiar with an earlier anthology, Interpreting Alaska’s History, from which the present volume evolved to accommodate an explosion of research in the past decade. While a number of the original pieces were found to be irreplaceable, more than half of the essays are new. The result is a fresh perspective on the subject and an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and scholars.

Author : Irene M. Spry,Bennett McCardle,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Canada, Western
ISBN : 0889770611

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The Records of the Department of the Interior and Research Concerning Canada's Western Frontier of Settlement by Irene M. Spry,Bennett McCardle,University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center Pdf

The Dept. of the Interior was in existence from 1873 to 1936.

Author : Ken S. Coates,William R. Morrison
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773552135

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Land of the Midnight Sun, Third Edition by Ken S. Coates,William R. Morrison Pdf

While the Klondike Gold Rush is one of the most widely known events in Canadian history, particularly outside Canada, the rest of the Yukon’s long and diverse history attracts little attention. Important developments such as Herschel Island whaling, pre-1900 fur trading, the post-Second World War resource boom, a lengthy struggle for responsible government, and the emergence of Indigenous political protest remain poorly understood. Placing well-known historical episodes within the broader sweep of the past, Land of the Midnight Sun gives particular emphasis to the role of First Nations people and the lengthy struggle of Yukoners to find their place within Confederation. This broader story incorporates the introduction of mammoth dredges that scoured the Klondike creeks, the impressive Elsa-Keno Hill silver mines, the impact of residential schools on Aboriginal children, the devastation caused by the sinking of the Princess Sophia, the Yukon’s remarkable contributions to the national First World War effort, and the sweeping transformations associated with the American occupation during the Second World War. Land of the Midnight Sun has long been the standard source for understanding the history of the territory. This third edition includes a new preface to update readers on developments in the Yukon’s economy, culture, and politics, including Indigenous self-government.

Author : Kenneth Coates,William Robert Morrison
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Indigenous peoples
ISBN : 9780773527560

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Land of the Midnight Sun by Kenneth Coates,William Robert Morrison Pdf

This title is aimed at those interested in the Yukon's history, from the pre-gold rush days through the 'lean' years and both wars to the present.

Author : Sherrill E Grace
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2002-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773569539

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Canada and the Idea of North by Sherrill E Grace Pdf

Canada and the Idea of North examines the ways in which Canadians have defined themselves as a northern people in their literature, art, music, drama, history, geography, politics, and popular culture. From the Franklin Mystery to the comic book superheroine Nelvana, Glenn Gould's documentaries, the paintings of Lawren Harris, and Molson beer ads, the idea of the north has been central to the Canadian imagination. Sherrill Grace argues that Canadians have always used ideas of Canada-as-North to promote a distinct national identity and national unity. In a penultimate chapter - "The North Writes Back" - Grace presents newly emerging northern voices and shows how they view the long tradition of representing the North by southern activists, artists, and scholars. With the recent creation of Nunavut, increasing concern about northern ecosystems and social challenges, and renewed attention to Canada's role as a circumpolar nation, Canada and the Idea of North shows that nordicity still plays an urgent and central role in Canada at the start of the twenty-first century.

Author : Laurel Sefton MacDowell
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774821049

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An Environmental History of Canada by Laurel Sefton MacDowell Pdf

Traces how Canada’s colonial and national development contributed to modern environmental problems such as urban sprawl, the collapse of fisheries, and climate change Includes over 200 photographs, maps, figures, and sidebar discussions on key figures, concepts, and cases Offers concise definitions of environmental concepts Ties Canadian history to issues relevant to contemporary society Introduces students to a new, dynamic approach to the past Throughout history most people have associated northern North America with wilderness – with abundant fish and game, snow-capped mountains, and endless forest and prairie. Canada’s contemporary picture gallery, however, contains more disturbing images – deforested mountains, empty fisheries, and melting ice caps. Adopting both a chronological and thematic approach, Laurel MacDowell examines human interactions with the land, and the origins of our current environmental crisis, from first peoples to the Kyoto Protocol. This richly illustrated exploration of the past from an environmental perspective will change the way Canadians and others around the world think about – and look at – Canada.

Author : M. O. Dickerson,Arctic Institute of North America
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0774804181

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Whose North? by M. O. Dickerson,Arctic Institute of North America Pdf

Aims to provide the context for a better understanding of the political issues in the Northwest Territories, where a majority of the residents are native. The author discusses such issues as land claims, division, constitutional development, self-government and economic development.

Author : Alexander Begg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3337431518

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The Great Canadian North West by Alexander Begg Pdf