Company, Crown and Colony: The Hudson's Bay Company and Territorial Endeavour in Western Canada (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781848851320)

The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the great merchant companies. Granted sole trading rights to a huge part of what is now Canada, they were coerced in the mid-nineteenth century to set up a colonial administration on Vancouver Island to protect British interests at a time of growing expansionism from America to the south and possible threats from a Russian Alaska to the north. 'Company, Crown and Colony' tells the story of the challenges they faced. Drawing on rich archival resources the author provides a detailed account of this turbulent period, revealing the difficulties faced by a leading merchant company as they sought to resolve their conflicting interests of commerce and settlement in a complex situation, and providing fresh and lively insights into the emergence of a region of North America that is today one of the principal commercial centres of Canada.

Author: Stephen Royle
ISBN-10: 1848851324
ISBN-13: 9781848851320
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
Language: English
Published: 11/30/2010
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.30d