Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Graeme Menzies, whose book "Trading Fate: How a Little Known Company Stopped British Columbia from Becoming an American State” was released earlier this year by Heritage House Publishing of Victoria, BC.

Mr. Menzies recounts the Nootka Crisis – a clash between the Spanish and the British on the northern coast of what’s now Vancouver Island - in the late 18th century. But, he also focuses on the somewhat forgotten business venture of “Trading Fate’s” subtitle – the King George's Sound Company - which was deeply entwined with what happened at Nootka, and with what ultimately happened between diplomats sorting things out between Madrid and London.

For more information on "Trading Fate: How a Little Known Company Stopped British Columbia from Becoming an American State”:

https://heritagehouse.ca/products/trading-fate

Mr. Menzies will give a presentation about "Trading Fate" at Indigo Books on Robson Street in Vancouver, BC on Saturday, November 22, 2025.

https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/vancouver-indigo-robson.html

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