Chronicles of Canada The 'Adventurers of England' on Hudson Bay : a chronicle of the fur trade in the North

Type

Book

Authors

Laut, Agnes C.

Tags

Hudson's Bay Company, Fur trade, Canada, Northwest Canada

Series Name

Chronicles of Canada

Abstract

" Thirty or more years ago, one who stood at the foot of Main Street, Winnipeg, in front of the stone gate leading to the inner court of Fort Garry, and looked up across the river flats, would have seen a procession as picturesque as ever graced the streets of old Québec - the dog brigades of the Hudson's Bay Company coming in from the winters hunt." - Chapter 1

Description

Contents:
the fur hunters
The tragedy of Henry Hudson
other explorers on the bay
The 'Adventurers of England'
French and English on the Bay
the great overland Raid
Years of disaster
Expansion and exploration
Bibliographical note
Index

Biblio Notes

Chronicles of Canada
Part I. The first European visitors: volumes 1-2
Part II. The rise of New France: volumes 3-7
Part III. The English invasion: volumes 9-11
Part IV. The beginnings of British Canada: volume 12-14
Part V. The red man in Canada: volumes 15-17
Part VI. Pioneers of the North and West: volumes 18-23
Part VII. The struggle for political freedom: volume 24-27
Part VIII. The growth of nationality: volumes 28-30
Part IX. National highways: volumes 31-32

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