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Trading Beyond the Mountains
The British Fur Trade on the Pacific, 1793-1843
UBC Press
This books examines the Hudson's Bay company exploration efforts beyond the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean from 1793 to 1843 – which led to the commercial development of the Pacific coast and the Cordilleran interior of western North America.
Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-67
By Ged Martin
UBC Press
Ged Martin offers a sceptical review of claims that Confederation answered all the problems facing the provinces, and examines in detail British perceptions of Canada and ideas about its future.
Contact and Conflict
Indian-European Relations in British Columbia, 1774-1890 (2nd edition)
By Robin Fisher
UBC Press
Originally published in 1977, Contact and Conflict has inspired numerous scholars to examine further the relationships between the Indians and the Europeans – fur traders as well as settlers.