fur trade

Describes how animals are killed for their skins and horns, as trophies, and for luxury food.

Nick, chasing through the woods with his older brother Chris, is transported back in time to the nineteenth century where he meets female fur trader Meggie La Framboise and her assistant LeClaire.

Describes the early fur trade in the New World and discusses its influence on North American history.

Describes the adventures and trials experienced by explorers of the western United States during the eighteenth and nineteenth century.

Traces the rise and fall of the fur trade in America since the early seventeenth century, and discusses its influence on westward expansion.

Chronicles the history of the Rocky Mountain fur trade, discussing how it aided in the expansion of the American West.