Title Otter skins, Boston ships, and China goods : the maritime fur trade of the Northwest Coast, 1785-1841 / James R. Gibson.

Publication Info.	Seattle : University of Washington Press ; Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1999.
	©1992

Item Status

Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	HD9778.5.S4154 N74 1999	Available	---

Edition	1st pbk. ed.
Description	xiii, 424 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-414) and index.
Contents	Introduction : the Northwest coast -- Russian headstart and the Spanish sideline -- British disclosure -- American takeover -- British comeback -- China market -- Modes of trade -- Obstacles to trade -- Changes in trade -- New Northwest trade -- Impact of the trade.
Subject	Sea otter skin industry -- Northwest Coast of North America -- History.
	Sea otter skin industry.
	History.
	Sea otter skin industry -- China -- History.
	China.
	Pacific Area -- Commerce -- History.
	Pacific Area.
	Commerce.
	Voyages to the Pacific coast.
	Voyages to the Pacific coast.
ISBN	0295979003 paperback $22.50