Beyond the River and the Bay : Some Observations on the State of the Canadian Northwest in 1811 with a View to Providing the Intending Settler with an Intimate Knowledge of That Country /

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Beyond the River and the Bay brings to life the exciting landscape of the Canadian Northwest in the early years of the nineteenth century when the fur traders from the St. Lawrence clashed with their rivals from Hudson Bay. The book is based on an imaginary long-lost manuscript by Ian Alexander Bell...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ross, Eric (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
Colección:Heritage
Temas:
Frontier and pioneer life > Northwest, Canadian.
Indians of North America > Northwest, Canadian.
HISTORY / Canada / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1. The Northwest
  • 2. The Inhabitants of the Northwest
  • 3. The Fur Trade
  • 4. Transportation and Communication
  • 5. Supporting Enterprises
  • 6. Ports of Entry
  • 7. East Winnipeg, Muskrat and English River Countries, and the Barren Grounds
  • 8. The Red River, Saskatchewan and Athabasca Countries
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Index

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