[AMERICANA] COOK, Warren L.

Flood Tide of Empire; Spain and The Pacific Northwest, 1543-1819

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1973. First American Edition. Octavo. 26cm. Publisher's black cloth titled in gilt to spine. Dustjacket. [xiv]; 620pp. Very light wear, mostly confined to some minor bumping at the spine ends, strong and tight; internally cleand and fresh, bookplate to front pastedown, illustrated throughout; in a clean, sharp, priceclipped dustjacket with a little light edgewear and some pale sunning to the spine panel. A very good, handsome copy indeed.

A historical overview of three centuries of Spanish colonization and occupation of the Pacific Northwest, and the energetic battlefield, both literally and in the arena of trade (especially the fur trade).

Price: $75.00

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