This books examines the Hudson's Bay company exploration efforts beyond the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean from 1793 to 1843 – which led to the commercial development of the Pacific coast and the Cordilleran interior of western North America.

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Figures, Maps, and TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 The North West Passage by Land2 Managing a New Region3 George Simpson and a New Pacific Commerce4 Nature Here Demands Attention5 From Fort Vancouver to the Vermilion Sea6 The North West Coast7 New Markets for New Exports8 Columbia Country Produce9 Beyond the Mere Traffic in Peltries10 Crisis in the Fur Trade11 Simpson's Reorganization12 The Native Foundation of Trade and LabourConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex