The West beyond the West : a history of British Columbia

Barman, Jean 1939- (Author).

Summary: First published in 1991 and revised in 1996, this third edition of The West beyond the West, has been supplemented by statistical tables incorporating the 2001 census, two more extensive illustration sections portraying British Columbia's history in images, and other new material bringing the book up to date." --frontispiece

Record details

ISBN: 9780802094957 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9780802093097
Physical Description: xx, 539 p., [48] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
print
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [473]-496) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. In search of British Columbia -- 2. First encounters, 1741-1825 -- 3. The trade in furs, 1789-1849 -- 4. Impetus to settlement, 1846-1858 -- 5. Distant oversight, 1858-1871 -- 6. The young province, 1871-1900 -- 7. Population explosion, 1886-1914 -- 8. Disregard of native peoples, 1858-1945 -- 9. Growing self-confidence, 1900-1918 -- 10. Reform and its limits, 1871-1929 -- 11. The best and worst of times, 1918-1945 -- 12. The good life, 1945-1972 -- 13. Equality revolution, 1945-1980 -- 14. The challenges of leadership, 1972-2006 -- 15. A new dynamic, 1980-2006 -- 16. The British Columbian identity.