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100 1 _aManning, William R.
_q(William Ray),
_d1871-1942
245 1 4 _aThe Nootka Sound Controversy: A dissertation
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-12-12
508 _aProduced by MWS, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"The Nootka Sound Controversy" by William R. Manning is a historical dissertation written in the early 20th century. The work delves into a significant but often overlooked diplomatic dispute between England and Spain concerning the control of Nootka Sound on the Northwest Coast of America during the late 18th century. Manning aims to provide a more nuanced understanding of this incident, drawing from extensive archival research and challenging existing interpretations that have often been biased or simplistic. The opening of the dissertation establishes the historical context of the Nootka Sound incident, situating it within the fur trade boom initiated by Captain Cook's discovery and the competing colonial ambitions of Russia, England, and Spain in the late 1780s. Manning outlines the sequence of events that culminated in a conflict between Spanish and English expeditions, revealing the misunderstandings and diplomatic miscalculations that character fueled tensions. The preparation for occupation by both nations and the subsequent confrontations form the crux of this compelling historical narrative, suggesting that what appeared to be a minor territorial dispute had broader implications for colonial policy and international relations at the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aThesis (Ph. D.)
653 _aNootka Sound (B.C.)
653 _aVancouver Island (B.C.) -- History
653 _aSpain -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
653 _aGreat Britain -- Foreign relations -- Spain
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53719
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