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The empire of the St. Lawrence.

Title
  1. The empire of the St. Lawrence.
Published by
  1. Toronto : Macmillan, 1956.
Author
  1. Creighton, Donald Grant, 1902-1979.

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Description
  1. 441 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  1. First published 1937 as "The commercial empire of the St Lawrence, 1760-1850"
Subject
  1. United States
  2. San Lorenzo (Río) > Comercio
  3. International relations
  4. Commerce
  5. History
  6. Canada > Commerce
  7. Canada > History
  8. Voie maritime du Saint-Laurent
  9. United States > Relations > Canada
  10. Canada > Relations > United States
  11. Canadá > Comercio
  12. Saint Lawrence River > Commerce
  13. North America > Saint Lawrence River
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. Pt. I. The first unity of the St. Lawrence -- I. The economy of the North -- II. The merchants' political programme -- III. Canada and the American Revolution -- Pt. II. Transition in the region of the Lower Lakes -- IV. The consequences of 1783 -- V. The rise of the new staple trades -- VI. The clash with the French Canadians -- VII. The end of the fur trade -- Pt. III. The struggle for the second commercial empire -- VIII. The failure of Union -- IX. THe reform of the old colonial system -- X. Commerce versus agriculture -- XI. Breakdown -- XII. The last recovery -- XIII. Final collapse.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. Originally published in 1937 under title: The commercial empire of the St. Lawrence, 1760-1850.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.