In the Wake of the War Canoe (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Pacific Northwest Missionary Memoir of Haida Gwaii, Coastal First Nations, and Colonial EncounterBy W. H. Collison

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In the Wake of the War Canoe is a vivid missionary memoir of the Pacific Northwest, recounting journeys among the Haida, Tsimshian, and neighbouring coastal peoples in the later nineteenth century. Written in a dramatic, adventure-inflected prose characteristic of Edwardian imperial religious literature, it combines travel narrative, conversion testimony, ethnographic observation, and colonial apologetic. Its descriptions of canoe warfare, village life, ritual practice, and maritime danger are compelling, though framed by the assumptions and prejudices of its missionary age. W. H. Collison was an Anglican missionary who spent decades on the coast of British Columbia, particularly in and around the Queen Charlotte Islands, now Haida Gwaii. His long residence, linguistic engagement, and participation in mission work gave him unusual access to Indigenous communities, while also shaping his interpretations through evangelical purpose. The book emerges from lived experience, but also from a desire to defend and memorialize the civilizing mission as he understood it. Readers interested in missionary history, colonial encounter, Indigenous-settler relations, or the literature of imperial adventure will find this a significant primary text. It should be read critically, but its narrative energy and historical detail make it valuable and revealing. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

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