Project Gutenberg 2016-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 250 Manning, William R. (William Ray) 1871 1942 Manning, William Ray 05033222 The Nootka Sound Controversy: A dissertation Produced 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) "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.) Reading ease score: 58.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Thesis (Ph. D.) Nootka Sound (B.C.) Vancouver Island (B.C.) -- History Spain -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Spain F1001 Text Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 638222 2025-07-21T11:05:21.414491 text/html 625612 2024-10-23T01:30:33 text/html 286795 2025-07-21T11:05:29.588406 application/epub+zip 300823 2025-07-21T11:05:22.674433 application/epub+zip 287243 2025-07-21T11:05:22.009508 application/epub+zip 501231 2025-07-21T11:05:34.523409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461485 2025-07-21T11:05:28.949493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448248 2022-09-24T12:17:25.648002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507204 2025-07-21T11:05:20.216463 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 487267 2024-10-23T01:30:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18038 2025-07-21T11:05:34.657390 application/rdf+xml 11802 2025-07-21T11:05:22.156547 image/jpeg 1810 2025-07-21T11:05:22.084448 image/jpeg 258969 2025-07-21T11:05:21.457486 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog