Could a horde of American miners have delivered British Columbia into the hands of the United States in 1859?
In McGowan?s War, Donald J. Hauka argues that the new colony was a rifle shot away from war and annexation during the fateful winter of 1859, when the British Crown could barely control 30,000 politically divided American miners camped the length and breadth of the Fraser River. Enter Ned McGowan, a San Francisco judge with a questionable past and his own plans to take over the territory.
McGowan?s War is a rollicking tale of corruption, greed, incompetence and company politics that just happens to be true. It is a must?read for political junkies, historical buffs, and anyone who has ever wondered why BC politics are so odd.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-239) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.1/300413
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-bc
- ISBN
- 1554200016 9781459312029
- LCCN
- F1089.F7
- LCCN Item number
- H38 2003eb
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- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (vii, 250 p.)
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00603198 (OCoLC)244770245 (CaOOCEL)409286
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Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 6
- INTRODUCTION 12
- ONE: Idylls of the Mulatto King 16
- TWO: The Glorious River of Gold 32
- THREE: The Iniquitous Ubiquitous 58
- FOUR: The Canyon War 88
- FIVE: Putting the Pieces in Place 116
- SIX: To Rule a Fierce Democracy 141
- SEVEN: McGowan's War 183
- EIGHT: To the Victors, the Spoils 222
- NOTES 234
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 247
- INDEX 251
- A 251
- B 251
- C 252
- D 253
- E 254
- F 254
- G 255
- H 255
- J 256
- K 256
- L 257
- M 257
- N 258
- O 258
- P 258
- Q 259
- R 259
- S 259
- T 260
- U 260
- V 260
- W 261
- Y 261
