Empire of the St. Lawrence: A Study in Commerce and Politics - Brossura

Creighton, Donald Grant; Donald, Creighton

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ISBN 10: 0802084184 ISBN 13: 9780802084187

Casa editrice: Univ of Toronto Pr, 2002

Riassunto

Originally published in 1937 as "The Commercial Empire of the St. Lawrence, 1760 - 1850" and re-issued in its present form in 1956, Donald Creighton's study of the St. Lawrence became an essential text in Canadian history courses. This, his first book, helped establish Creighton as the foremost English Canadian historian of his generation. In it, he examines the trading system that developed along the St. Lawrence River and he argues that the exploitation of key staple products by colonial merchants along the St. Lawrence River system was key to Canada's economic and national development. Creighton tells the story of the St. Lawrence empire largely from the perspective of these Canadian merchants, who, above all others, struggled to win the territorial empire of the St. Lawrence and to establish the Canadian commercial state.

Christopher H. Moore, historian and Governor General Award winner, has written a new introduction to this classic text.

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Informazioni sull'autore

DONALD CREIGHTON (1902-1979) was the outstanding narrative historian of Canada in his era. A long-time professor of history at the University of Toronto, his other books include The Empire of the St. Lawrence and The Road to Confederation.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Toronto Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0802084184
• ISBN 13: 9780802084187
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 441
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile