Bøger af Jean Barman

Sophie Morigeau (1836–1916), a woman of mixed Indian-white heritage, ran pack trains across the Northern Rocky Mountains and maintained a trading post on Tobacco Plains on the border between Canada and the United States.

"Esteemed historian Jean Barman brings new insights on the seemingly disparate events that converged to lay the foundation of the present-day province. By examining newly accessible private correspondence exchanged with the Colonial Office in London, Barman pieces together the chain of events that caused the distant colony of British Columbia to join the Canadian Confederation as opposed to the very real possibility of becoming one or more American states. Following the division of the Pacific Northwest between Britain and the United States in 1846, it took British Columbia just a quarter of a century to be transformed from a largely Indigenous territory in 1871, into a province of the recently formed Canada Confederation. In this detailed exploration of colonial politics, including fur trader and politician James Douglas's governance and the critical role played by the many unions between white settlers and and Indigenous women, Barman expertly weaves together seemingly disparate events that converged to lay the foundations of today's Canadian province."--

Award-winning BC historian Jean Barman brings marginalized stories to the fore in her work toward historical redress.

Winner of the 2006 City of Vancouver Book Prize now available in Tradepaper!

Through archival work in British Columbia, Oregon, California, and Hawaii, the authors pieced together what is known about the sailors, laborers, and settlers from 1787 to 1898, the year the Hawaiian Islands were annexed to the US. They include biographical entries on some 800 Native Hawaiians, a useful complement to their narrative history.

Governor General award-winning historian Jean Barman describes how a family of mixed Indigenous and white descent faced prejudice in BC, a long-ignored aspect of the province's history.

It covers scholarly, professional, and other writings, including books, monographs, the reports of government commissions, scholarly and professional articles, and magistral and doctoral dissertations. The material is arranged geographically, and the work includes an extensive subject index and a full author index.

It covers scholarly, professional, and other substantial writings, including books, monographs, the reports of government commissions, scholarly and professional articles, and magistral and doctoral dissertations. The material is arranged geographically and includes full subject and author indexes.