Birchbark brigade : a fur trade history / Cris Peterson.

Author/creator Peterson, Cris
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoHonesdale, Pa. : Calkins Creek, ©2009.
Description135 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life--North America. --Juvenile literature.
Fur trade--North America. --History. --Juvenile literature.
Fur traders--North America. --History. --Juvenile literature.
Pioneers--North America. --History. --Juvenile literature.
Explorers--North America. --History. --Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America--History. --Juvenile literature.
North America--Discovery and exploration. --Juvenile literature.
North America--History. --Juvenile literature.

Contents Brandishing peltry on sticks -- They would offer us battle -- They attack like lions -- By virtue of His Majesty's commission -- A stranger to the commerce -- I now mixed up some vermilion in melted grease -- A fair specimen of the life -- Slapped on the face by a grisly bear -- A famous ball in the dining room -- We did not make palaces -- I found a piece of stone.
Abstract The North American fur trade, set in motion by the discovery of the New World in the fifteenth century, was this continent's biggest business for over three hundred years. The fur trade influenced every aspect of life, from how Europeans related to the Indians, how and where settlements were built, to how our nation formed. Drawing on primary sources, including the diaries of Ojibwa, American, and French traders of the period, Birchbark Brigade gives readers a glimpse of a little-known story from our past.
General noteMaps on endsheets.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 124-127) and index.
LCCN 2008055109
ISBN9781590784266
ISBN159078426X

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