Fur Trade
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() Songs Upon the RiversThe Buried History of the French-Speaking Canadiens and Métis from the Great Lakes and the Mississippi across to the Pacific |
“A major undertaking … a valuable contribution,” Canada’s History Long before the Davy Crocketts, the Daniel Boones and Jim Bridgers, the French had pushed far west and north establishing trade … | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 448 | 2016 | View |
![]() The History of MontréalThe Story of a Great North American City |
Montreal is one of those unique cities at the crossroads of history. Paul-André Linteau’s The History of Montréal provides essential background for both Montrealers and all those … | Paul-André Linteau | 206 | 2013 | View |
From ![]() IntroductionFrom: Songs Upon the Rivers |
- | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 14 | 2016 | $1.40 Add |
From ![]() Writing History, Burying the PastFrom: Songs Upon the Rivers |
This chapter discusses the history of the descendants of French colonists in North America, exploring the impact of generations of Canadiens, Creole, and Métis populations in what is now … | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 52 | 2016 | $5.20 Add |
From ![]() The French Empire and the First Metis of the Old NorthwestFrom: Songs Upon the Rivers |
This chapter explores Metis history, looking at the history of various Metis communities across North America and the formation of Métis identity. It covers some early French colonial … | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 44 | 2016 | $4.40 Add |
From ![]() The Heart of an EmpireFrom: The History of Montréal |
For close to a century, Montreal was the beating heart of a commercial and political empire that covered a large portion of North America. This chapter explores this aspect of Montreal’s … | Paul-André Linteau | 10 | 2013 | $1.00 Add |
From ![]() The Mild WestThe Myth of RCMP From: National Dreams |
For a hundred years the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has occupied a special place in Canadian history and our imaginations. The story of how they drove out the American whiskey peddlers and … | Daniel Frances | 49 | 1997 | $1.96 Add |
From ![]() Traders and Adventurers, 1671–1821From: North of Superior |
Looks at how the relationship between the Aboriginal Peoples and the fur trading Europeans Developed. Outlines that it went from one of European dependence on Aboriginal knowledge and skills to … | Chris Southcott; Michel S. Beaulieu | 20 | 2010 | $2.00 Add |
From ![]() Accommodation in the Middle GroundFrom the Pays d’en Haut to Illinois and Michigan Territory (1670-1818) From: Songs Upon the Rivers |
This chapter continues to explore Métis history, looking at the stories of various families and individuals as well as migrations/communities in different parts of North America. | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 48 | 2016 | $4.80 Add |
From ![]() Michigan Territory From the War of 1812 to Statehood in 1837From: Songs Upon the Rivers |
This chapter focuses on the period following the end of the War of 1812, and the experiences of Canadien and Métis descendants as well as Indigenous communities in North America during this … | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 40 | 2016 | $4.00 Add |
From ![]() La Haute-Louisiane and the Far WestFrom: Songs Upon the Rivers |
This chapter looks at the history of French-descended Canadiens, Creole, and Métis populations in the area of Louisiana and the Far West. It looks at biases and inaccuracies in the … | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 48 | 2016 | $4.80 Add |
From ![]() The Fur Trade and the Metis of the New NorthwestFrom: Songs Upon the Rivers |
This chapter examines the history of the British (and later Canadian) fur trade, taking the role of a latter-day witness to the arrival of French-speaking peoples in the Pacific Northwest. It … | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 28 | 2016 | $2.80 Add |
From ![]() The Black Robes ReturnFrom: Songs Upon the Rivers |
This chapter looks at the Black Robes and Catholic church’s role in some of the history of French-descended and French-speaking populations in North America. | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 43 | 2016 | $4.30 Add |
From ![]() The March to StatehoodFrom: Songs Upon the Rivers |
This chapter continues to explore the history of French-speaking/descended settlements in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 21 | 2016 | $2.10 Add |
From ![]() The Politics of BecomingFrom: Songs Upon the Rivers |
The authors muse on the role Métis people played in the history of North America, and the way history has been represented/rewritten to exclude their participation in and influence on this … | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 33 | 2016 | $3.30 Add |
From ![]() ConclusionFrom: Songs Upon the Rivers |
- | Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette | 8 | 2016 | $0.80 Add |