George R. Stewart - Böcker

In light of current negotiations concerning NAFTA and GATT, the question of intellectual property and its impact on international trade has taken on renewed urgency. The recognition and enforcement of intellectual property rights in national jurisdictions can serve to encourage international trade and economic growth or can create barriers to free and open commercial exchange. In this timely volume, Canadian, American, and Mexican scholars examine these landmark agreements and reassess the effects of intellectual property rights on international trade. Focusing on trade and intellectual property policies and practices between and within North America and Europe, they address several key issues, including "gray marketing" in North American and European trading blocs, U.S. trade policy concerning enforcement of intellectual property rights, and dramatic changes in Mexican law regarding intellectual property. The volume is essential for scholars working in intellectual property rights, international trade, and the global economy. Policymakers and anyone wishing to stay current with world trade negotiations will also find this book useful.

Focusing on trade and intellectual property policies and practices between and within North America and Europe, this book addresses gray marketing in North American and European trading blocs, U.S. trade policy, and dramatic changes in Mexican law regarding intellectual property.

The Opening of the California Trail by George R. Stewart delves into the remarkable story of the Stevens Party, often overlooked in the chronicles of early westward migration. This group of covered-wagon emigrants, traveling in 1844, is credited with establishing the first wagon road to California and discovering Donner Pass. Stewart's work not only recounts the logistical and historical significance of this journey but also provides a deeply human narrative, particularly through the experiences of Moses Schallenberger, a 17-year-old member of the party. Schallenberger's harrowing winter at Donner Lake, where he survived alone in a snow-buried cabin, emerges as a testament to human endurance and the pioneering spirit. The book features a combination of original narratives, edited manuscripts, and meticulous historical notes that illuminate the broader context of this seminal expedition.Stewart carefully reconstructs the events through a thorough examination of primary documents, including Schallenberger's dictated memoirs, expanded by Horace S. Foote in 1888. He addresses the challenges of piecing together an accurate account from fragmented and sometimes contradictory sources, ultimately offering a comprehensive look at the individuals, their journey, and the sociopolitical climate of the time. Richly annotated with maps and illustrations, the volume also contextualizes the Stevens Party's route within the broader history of western migration and trail development. This work stands as a crucial resource for understanding the complexities of America's westward expansion and the resilience of those who paved the way.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1953.

The Opening of the California Trail by George R. Stewart delves into the remarkable story of the Stevens Party, often overlooked in the chronicles of early westward migration. This group of covered-wagon emigrants, traveling in 1844, is credited with establishing the first wagon road to California and discovering Donner Pass. Stewart's work not only recounts the logistical and historical significance of this journey but also provides a deeply human narrative, particularly through the experiences of Moses Schallenberger, a 17-year-old member of the party. Schallenberger's harrowing winter at Donner Lake, where he survived alone in a snow-buried cabin, emerges as a testament to human endurance and the pioneering spirit. The book features a combination of original narratives, edited manuscripts, and meticulous historical notes that illuminate the broader context of this seminal expedition.Stewart carefully reconstructs the events through a thorough examination of primary documents, including Schallenberger's dictated memoirs, expanded by Horace S. Foote in 1888. He addresses the challenges of piecing together an accurate account from fragmented and sometimes contradictory sources, ultimately offering a comprehensive look at the individuals, their journey, and the sociopolitical climate of the time. Richly annotated with maps and illustrations, the volume also contextualizes the Stevens Party's route within the broader history of western migration and trail development. This work stands as a crucial resource for understanding the complexities of America's westward expansion and the resilience of those who paved the way.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1953.

In 1841 and 1842 small groups of emigrants tried to discover a route to California passable by wagons. Without reliable maps or guides, they pushed ahead, retreated, detoured, split up, and regrouped, reaching their destination only at great cost of property and life. But they had found a trail, or cleared one, and by their mistakes had shown others how to take wagon trains across half a continent. By 1844 a great migration was in progress. Each successive party learned from those who went before where to cross rivers and mountains, when to rest, when to forge ahead, and how to find food and water. Increased experience was translated into better wagon designs, improved understanding of climate and terrain, and better-supplied and -organized caravans.George R. Stewart's California Trail describes the trail's year-by-year changes as weather conditions, new exploration, and the changing character of emigrants affected it. Successes and disasters (like the Donner party's fate) are presented in nearly personal detail. More than a history of the trail, this book tells how to travel it, what it felt like, what was feared and hoped for.