| Edition |
Repr. with new pref. 1992. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 264 pages) : map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Reprints in Canadian history.
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Reprints in Canadian history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. A far and distant corner of the Empire: the image of Rupert's Land before 1850 -- 2. New worlds to conquer: the opening of the expansionist campaign, 1856-57 -- 3. A means to empire: Canada's reassessment of the West, 1857-69 -- 4. Conspiracy and rebellion: the Red River resistance, 1869-70 -- 5. The geography of empire: the quest for settlers in the 1870s -- 6. The character of empire: the Britain of the West -- 7. John Macoun's Eden: the final stage of expansionism, 1878-83 -- 8. Disillusionment: regional discontent in the 1880s -- 9. The West as past: the foundations of western history. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Northwest, Canadian -- History.
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Canada -- Territorial expansion. |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1856-1900. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Owram, Doug, 1947- Promise of Eden. Repr. with new pref. 1992. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1992 9780802073907 (OCoLC)27379535 |
| ISBN |
9781442678811 (electronic book) |
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144267881X (electronic book) |
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0802073905 |
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9780802073907 |
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0802063838 |
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0802063853 |
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9780802063854 |
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