The fur trade and the Northwest to 1857

Rich, E. E. (Edwin Ernest) 1904-1979 (Author).

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Physical Description: 336 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Publisher: [Toronto] : McClelland and Stewart, [1967]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface -- 1. The Northwest: the geographical background -- 2. The Hudson's bay Company at the bottom of the Bay -- 3. The French in the Bay -- 4. The Saskatchewan and the Prairies -- 5. The Postes du Nord -- 6. Churchill River, exploration, and the Northwest passage -- 7. The English on the Prairies -- 8. The pedlars from Canada -- 9. Trading posts inland: Cumberland House -- 10. the invasion of Athabasca -- 11. The North West Company and the Red River Colony -- 12. The Massacre of Seven Oaks, the Athabasca Campaign, and coalition -- 13. Coalition and consolation -- 14. The fur-traders and the Pacific Slope -- 15. Epilogue: The Fur Trade and Confederation -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgements.