fur trade

Includes brief biographies of seventeen leaders of the western fur trade.

An introduction to beavers, the history of the fur trade, the importance of the beaver to trade and economics, and the status of the beaver today.

Discusses the history of the North American West from 1800 to 1860 and many of the influential families of the time.

Profiles the early explorations of Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Medard Chouart des Groseilliers, French explorers and fur traders during the seventeenth century, describing their discoveries that led to the creation of the Hudson's Bay Company.

Trailblazing the Way West explores the lives of the first settlers to make the journey into the unknown lands of the American West Coast, and the terrible adversity faced by many of those early pioneers.

An introduction to beavers, the history of the fur trade, the importance of the beaver to trade and economics, and the status of the beaver today.

Examines the effect that contact between the Native American and European cultures had on the people themselves and the development of the colony and state.