Title Claiming the land : British Columbia and the making of a new El Dorado / Daniel Marshall

Published Vancouver, B.C. : Ronsdale Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction : Fraser River fever on the Pacific Slope of North America -- Prophetic patterns : the search for a new El Dorado -- The fur trade world -- The Californian world -- The British world -- Fortunes foretold : The Fraser River War -- Mapping the new El Dorado -- Inventing Canada from West to East -- Conclusion : "The river bears south." Summary "A history of the Fraser River goldrush in the year 1858. It focuses on the war between the native gold miners and the mostly California gold miners, along with the attempts by the British to retain control. It deals with the miners' associations and the numerous non-Caucasian groups as part of the gold rush."-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 24, 2018) Subject Frontier and pioneer life -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley Gold mines and mining -- British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley -- History -- 19th century Indians of North America -- British Columbia -- History -- 19th century Indians of North America -- British Columbia -- Government relations -- History Frontier and pioneer life Gold mines and mining Indians of North America Indians of North America -- Government relations SUBJECT Fraser River Valley (B.C.) -- Gold discoveries Fraser River Valley (B.C.) -- History -- 19th century British Columbia -- History -- 19th century Subject British Columbia British Columbia -- Fraser River Valley Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781553805038 1553805038 1553805046 9781553805045 155380502X 9781553805021

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