Many tender ties : women in fur-trade society, 1670-1870

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Many tender ties : women in fur-trade society, 1670-1870 / by Sylvia Van Kirk.

Summary:

Beginning with the founding of the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1670, the fur trade dominated the development of the Canadian west. Although detailed accounts of the fur-trade era have appeared, until recently the rich social history has been ignored. In this book, the fur trade is examined not simply as an economic activity but as a social and cultural complex that was to survive for nearly two centuries.

The author traces the development of a mutual dependency between Indian and European traders at the economic level that evolved into a significant cultural exchange as well. Marriages of fur traders to Indian women created bonds that helped advance trade relations. As a result of these "many tender ties," there emerged a unique society derived from both Indian and European culture. -- Amazon

Record details

ISBN: 0806118423
ISBN: 9780806118420
ISBN: 0806118474
ISBN: 9780806118475
Physical Description: 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 1983, ©1980.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-253) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Introduction -- 1. Enter the white man -- 2. The custom of the country -- 3. "Your honors servants" -- 4. Women in between -- 5. "Daughters of the country" -- 6. My only consolation -- 7. "Quite English in her manner" -- 8. "Lovely tender exotics -- 9. A question of blood -- 10. "A world we have lost" -- Abbreviations -- Select bibliography -- References -- Index.