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The beaver men : spearheads of empire. by Mari Sandoz. introduction to the Bison Books edition by Andrew R. Graybill

Sandoz, Mari [1896-1966] cop. 2009

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Title:
The beaver men : spearheads of empire. by Mari Sandoz. introduction to the Bison Books edition by Andrew R. Graybill
Author: Sandoz, Mari [1896-1966]
Subjects: Fur trade -- West (U.S.);
Fur trade -- Northwest, Canadian;
Fourrures -- Commercialisation -- États-Unis (ouest);
Fourrures -- Commercialisation -- Territoires du Nord-Ouest (Canada);
West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848;
Northwest, Canadian -- History;
États-Unis (ouest) -- Jusqu'à 1848;
Territoires du Nord-Ouest (Canada) -- Histoire
Description: Publié pour la 1re fois : New York : Hastings House, 1964
Bibliogr. p. 316-321. Index
Book 1. Soft gold Bearded men and summer fairs Castor, guardian of hospitality Paddle and portage Still ponds and war whoops Book 2. The rise of the company River to the "vermillion sea" The romantic explorations The gentlemen adventurers A daring race of Scots The five villages--international prey Book 3. The fiercer rivalries Voyageurs of the plains Americans to the western sea Winter of the explorers Fur fair and Blackfeet wall Pursuit of the eternal remnant Romantic buckskin to the last boisson "Gone" rendezvous and foppish silk
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, cop. 2009
Creation Date: cop. 2009
Format: 1 vol. (xix-335 p.) : ill., cartes, couv. ill. en coul. ; 21 cm
Language: English

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