A history of the North American fur trade, based on primary sources. The North American fur trade, set in motion by the discovery of the New World in the fiftee
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The early 18th century was a time of turmoil and change in America. England and France fought each other to establish American colonies and formed alliances wit
A red squirrel stows away on a canoe to fulfill his dream of joining a group of voyageurs--men who paddle canoes filled with goods to a trading post thousands o
Slaves were not allowed to learn to read and write, but that didn¿t stop Jeffrey Deroine. While traveling with his master, a fur trader, Jeffrey met and worked