The West Beyond the West: A History of British Columbia

American arrived became Bennett Britain British Columbia Canada Canadian cannery Cariboo Carr cent central interior centre century Chinese cited coal coast province coastal colonies Confederation Conservative construction decade dominant society early East economic election encouraged entry established Europeans existed farming federal fish Fort Vancouver Fraser River Fraser Valley fur trade George gold rush grew groups HBC's Helmcken hinterland Hudson's Bay Company hundred immigrants Indian industry James Douglas Japanese Kootenays labour land later legislation Liberal living logging lower mainland Mayne Island McQueen million miners mining moved Nanaimo native Nicola Nootka North America Okanagan Pacific Northwest Party pioneer political population prairies province's provincial government railway reform resource salmon settlement settlers Shelford ships Social Credit soon territory thousand tion Toronto union United Vancouver Island Vancouver's Victoria vote W.A.C. Bennett west coast province West Kootenays Westminster women workers young