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category: History
published: Oct 2009
ISBN:9780774816441
publisher: UBC Press

Writing British Columbia History, 1784-1958

by Chad Reimer

tagged: post-confederation (1867-), pre-confederation (to 1867), expeditions & discoveries, native american studies, british columbia (bc)
Description

Captain James Cook first made contact with the area now known as British Columbia in 1778. The colonists who followed soon realized they needed a written history, both to justify their dispossession of Aboriginal peoples and to formulate an identity for a new settler society. Writing British Columbia History traces how Euro-Canadian historians took up this task, and struggled with the newness of colonial society and overlapping ties to the British Empire, the United States, and Canada. This exploration of the role of history writing in colonialism and nation building will appeal to anyone interested in the history of British Columbia, the Pacific Northwest, and history writing in Canada.

About the Author
Chad Reimer

Chad Reimer has previously published four books of BC history, including The Trials of Albert Stroebel: Love, Murder and Justice at the End of the Frontier, and Before We Lost the Lake: A Natural and Human History of Sumas Valley, which received an honourable mention in the BC Historical Federation’s Historical Writing Awards. He holds a BA in Honours History from the University of BC, along with an MA and PhD in History from York University. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and now lives in Williams Lake, BC.

Contributor Notes

Chad Reimer received his PhD in history from York University and works as an independent historian and author in Chilliwack, BC.

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