Fur, fortune, and empire : the epic history of the fur trade in America

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Title:

Fur, fortune, and empire : the epic history of the fur trade in America

Author:

Dolin, Eric Jay.

Personal Author:

Dolin, Eric Jay.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2010]

Physical Description:

xvii, 442 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm

Language:

English

Contents:

pt. 1. Furs settle the New World -- "As fine a river as can be found" -- The precious beaver -- New Amsterdam rising -- "The Bible and the beaver" -- pt. 2. Clash of empires -- Competition, conflict, and chicanery -- "Many hounds are the hare's death" -- Adieu to the French -- Americans oust the British -- pt. 3. America heads West -- "A perfect golden round of profits" -- Up the Missouri -- Astoria -- Mountain men -- Taos trappers and Astor's empire -- Fall of the beaver -- The last robe -- Epilogue: End of an era.

Subject Term:

Fur trade -- North America -- History.

Fur trade -- West (U.S.) -- History.

Frontier and pioneer life -- North America.

Europeans -- North America -- History.

Imperialism -- History.

Geographic Term:

Europe -- Colonies -- America.

North America -- History.

North America -- Ethnic relations.

North America -- Discovery and exploration -- European.

North America -- Economic conditions.