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The Merchant John Askin : Furs and Empire at British Michilimackinac /
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Prologue. I Was Born at Aughnacloy in the North of Ireland in 1739: A Ubiquitous Man, the Great Lakes Fur Trade, and the British Empire; Chapter One. Pretty Much of a Schemer: Albany, Pontiac's War, and John Askin's Bankruptcy, 1758-1764; Chapter Two. There Have Been Many Who Complain Much against You: Michilimackinac, Fur Trade Reforms, and John Askin's Commissaryship, 1764-1767; Chapter Three. Sound as a Roach and as Full of Intrigue: Michilimackinac, the Hudson's Bay Company, and John Askin's Fur Trade, 1767-1774.
- Chapter Four. One Should Never Give Offence in Trade: Michilimackinac, the American Revolution, and John Askin's Network of Exchange, 1774-1779Chapter Five. The Key of Canada in His Pocket: Michilimackinac, the British Empire, and John Askin's Banishment, 1779-1781; Epilogue. A Drink Generally Closes the Scene: Alexander Henry's Lament and John Askin's Death; Notes; Bibliography; Index.