This book tells the story of the Hudson's Bay Company, a fur trading company that played a major role in the exploration and development of Canada. The company was founded in 1670 and quickly became a major player in the fur trade, establishing trading posts throughout the vast Canadian wilderness. The author provides a detailed account of the company's history, from its early days as a small trading operation to its eventual growth into a major economic and political force in Canada. The book also explores the company's role in the exploration of the Canadian Arctic and its impact on the lives of the indigenous peoples of the region. The author concludes by discussing the company's legacy and its continuing importance in Canadian history.
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Excerpt from The Beaver, Vol. 1: A Journal of Progress; January, 1921
He served a full apprenticeship at printing. Then he acquired a fair knowledge of bread-baking, fishing and sailing, which experience he says stood him in good stead after entering the service.
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Excerpt from The Beaver, Vol. 1: A Journal of Progress; January, 1921
During this period he brought the body of Chief Factor Belanger in from the lake and delivered it at the Selkirk Roman Catholic Church. The Chief Factor was drowned at Norway House.
Fur Trade Commissioner Wrigley went out of office and while his succes sor, Mr. C. C. Chipman, was Com missioner, he had the able support of such men as William Clark. It was with' William Clark that Mr. French engaged to go to New Caledonia District, British Columbia (march, 1894) to break up a ring that was pilfering merchandise from the Babine, b.c., warehouse. This was success fully accomplished, and Mr. French was given charge of Babine Post, remaining there until 1901, when installed as fur buyer at Victoria, under Mr. James Thomson. He was in charge of that work until February, 1914, when he was made District Manager for British Columbia.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book tells the story of the Hudson's Bay Company, a fur trading company that played a major role in the exploration and development of Canada. The company was founded in 1670 and quickly became a major player in the fur trade, establishing trading posts throughout the vast Canadian wilderness. The author provides a detailed account of the company's history, from its early days as a small trading operation to its eventual growth into a major economic and political force in Canada. The book also explores the company's role in the exploration of the Canadian Arctic and its impact on the lives of the indigenous peoples of the region. The author concludes by discussing the company's legacy and its continuing importance in Canadian history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781334088872_0
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