Illustrations

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Preface and Acknowledgements vii
5. Introduction ix
6. List of Abbreviations xvi
7. Early Patterns: British Unassertiveness and Sovereignty on the Northwest Coast 1
8. The Stikine River Incident 22
9. The Crimean War and the British Northwest Coast 39
10. U.S.-Russian Understanding and a New Balance of Powers 55
11. “The War-Clouds Lowering” 74
12. 1878 94
13. The Russian Menace and Colonial Defencelessness: the 1880’s 114
14. Notes 147
15. Selected Bibliography 173
16. Index 191