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In the 1860s a young British woman, Frances Anne Hopkins, travels via birch bark canoe through the fur trade routes of Canada.Her huge oil paintings of these adventures capture the colorful voyageur life.But how can this mother of eight manage an art career and her role as society lady in Victorian Montreal? ... Read more

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A history of the world's most famous trading company based on Peter Newman's history. In 1838 Sir George Simpson, the governor of the HBC, was toasted at a dinner as the "Head of the most extended dominion in the known world - the Emperor of Russia, the Queen of England and the President of the United States excepted". It was an astonishing but appropriate tribute to a commercial enterprise of unique scope and character, with trading houses that once stretched from the Arctic Ocean to Hawaii. Yet the history of the HBC is less the story of a company than of a people - its self-proclaimed gentlemen-adventurers mapped a continent and built a nation. The exciting story of the company and the people is told in this book. ... Read more

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An excellent history of how the HBC shaped Canada into a country
I have read all three of Newman's Hudson's Bay Trilogy, and enjoyed all three.This, the first volume, has the best illustrations but is more of a summary overview of the other two books.I do not know the history of how the three were written, but this first book seems like it was originally intended to be a coffee table book on the HBC.It has nowhere the depth that the other two have.If you want an overview of how the HBC began and how its actions and its competition with the Northwest Company shaped much of the essence of modern Canada, read this volume.If you want to read a truly extraordinary book, read the second volume entitled "Caesars of the Wilderness", which focuses on the fur trade period of the HBC's history.I gave this latter volume as a Christmas present to my mother's companion of 27 years who was dying of lung cancer.It kept him company in the weeks leading up to his death. ... Read more

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This sizzling, action-packed account of Canada's riotous early days recounts the schemes and schemers that launched a famous trading empire. From its earliest days, the Hudson's Bay Company battled everyone and everything just to survive. ... Read more

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Exciting Canadian fur-trading history
The early fur-trading history of Canada was not about exploring as much as it was about making money...and the author has brought to the book some of the most exciting stories and adventurers of that era.I liked how the author included stories about Native peoples and their importance to the fur-trade in early Canada. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1900. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: The Copp, Clark company, limited; Publication date: 1899; Subjects: Fur trade; Northwest, Canadian; Business ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Agnes Christina Laut (1871-1936) was a Canadian author. She was born in Stanley Township, Huron County, Ontario. Upon graduating from the University of Manitoba, she wrote for the Manitoba Free Press. Amongst her works are: Lords of the North (1900), The Story of the Trapper (1902), Heralds of Empire (1902), Pathfinders of the West (1904), Vikings of the Pacific (1905), The Conquest of the Great Northwest (1908), Canada: The Empire of the North (1909), The Freebooters of the Wilderness (1910), The New Dawn (1913), The Canadian Commonwealth (1915), Canada at the Cross Roads (1921), The Fur Trade of America (1921), The Quenchless Light (1924), The Conquest of our Western Empire (1927), and Cadillac, Knight Errant of the Wilderness, Founder of Detroit (1931). ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more