Fur, fortune, and empire : the epic history of the fur trade in America
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393067101
- ISBN: 0393067106
- ISBN: 9780393340020
- ISBN: 0393340023
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Physical Description:
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xvii, 442 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm - Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Maps on endpapers. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-411) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | pt. 1. Furs settle the New World -- "As fine a river as can be found" -- The precious beaver -- New Amsterdam rising -- "The Bible and the beaver" -- pt. 2. Clash of empires -- Competition, conflict, and chicanery -- "Many hounds are the hare's death" -- Adieu to the French -- Americans oust the British -- pt. 3. America heads West -- "A perfect golden round of profits" -- Up the Missouri -- Astoria -- Mountain men -- Taos trappers and Astor's empire -- Fall of the beaver -- The last robe -- Epilogue: End of an era. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | E 46 .D65 2010 | 277024 | Stacks | Available | - |