| Unsettled Boundaries: Fraser Gold and the British-American Northwest Contributor(s): Ficken, Robert E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874222680 ISBN-13: 9780874222685 Publisher: Washington State University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2003 Annotation: Responding to reports of gold discoveries on the Fraser River, thousands of prospectors from California and other points on the Pacific coast crossed the 49th parallel to British territory in 1858. Most returned to San Francisco and Puget Sound later in the same year, blaming their failure to find wealth in the river canyons on uncooperative Hudson's Bay Company officials and the English government. Viewing events from the perspective of California, historians have generally considered the gold rush a failure. In reality, the Fraser River experience was a sustained success, continuing beyond 1858 and embracing the vast interior of British Columbia, and becoming one of the major developments in Pacific Northwest history. Although it was an artificial line bisecting forest, mountain, and prairie, the 49th parallel separated distinct regions of law and custom, explaining why many Americans were unable to comprehend the true nature of their adventures in British North America. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 971.130 |
| LCCN: 2003022359 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.1" W x 8.98" (0.73 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |