Author: William Edward Traill
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 0888644604
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Gritty, deeply touching, fascinating, informative; these letters show the joys and heartbreaking challenges of family life in the fur trade.
Fur Trade Letters of Willie Traill 1864-1893
Author: William Edward Traill
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 0888644604
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Gritty, deeply touching, fascinating, informative; these letters show the joys and heartbreaking challenges of family life in the fur trade.
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 0888644604
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Gritty, deeply touching, fascinating, informative; these letters show the joys and heartbreaking challenges of family life in the fur trade.
The Fur Trader
Author: Einar Odd Mortensen
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 1772125989
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A critical edition of a Norwegian free trader's account of the fur trade in Manitoba.
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 1772125989
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A critical edition of a Norwegian free trader's account of the fur trade in Manitoba.
Pemmican Empire
Author: George Colpitts
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107044901
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Pemmican Empire explores the fascinating and little-known environmental history of the role of pemmican (bison fat) in the opening of the British-American West.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107044901
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Pemmican Empire explores the fascinating and little-known environmental history of the role of pemmican (bison fat) in the opening of the British-American West.
The Honourable John Norquay
Author: Gerald Friesen
Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
ISBN: 1772840602
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
The life and times of the Premier from Red River John Norquay, orphan and prodigy, was a leader among the Scots Cree peoples of western Canada. Born in the Red River Settlement, he farmed, hunted, traded, and taught school before becoming a legislator, cabinet minister, and, from 1878 to 1887, premier of Manitoba. Once described as Louis Riel’s alter ego, he skirmished with prime minister John A. Macdonald, clashed with railway baron George Stephen, and endured racist taunts while championing the interests of the Prairie West in battles with investment bankers, Ottawa politicians, and the CPR. His contributions to the development of Canada’s federal system and his dealings with issues of race and racism deserve attention today. Recounted here by Canadian historian Gerald Friesen, Norquay’s life story ignites contemporary conversations around the nature of empire and Canada’s own imperial past. Drawing extensively on recently opened letters and financial papers that offer new insights into his business, family, and political life, Friesen reveals Norquay to be a thoughtful statesman and generous patriarch. This masterful biography of the Premier from Red River sheds welcome light on a neglected historical figure and a tumultuous time for Canada and Manitoba.
Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
ISBN: 1772840602
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
The life and times of the Premier from Red River John Norquay, orphan and prodigy, was a leader among the Scots Cree peoples of western Canada. Born in the Red River Settlement, he farmed, hunted, traded, and taught school before becoming a legislator, cabinet minister, and, from 1878 to 1887, premier of Manitoba. Once described as Louis Riel’s alter ego, he skirmished with prime minister John A. Macdonald, clashed with railway baron George Stephen, and endured racist taunts while championing the interests of the Prairie West in battles with investment bankers, Ottawa politicians, and the CPR. His contributions to the development of Canada’s federal system and his dealings with issues of race and racism deserve attention today. Recounted here by Canadian historian Gerald Friesen, Norquay’s life story ignites contemporary conversations around the nature of empire and Canada’s own imperial past. Drawing extensively on recently opened letters and financial papers that offer new insights into his business, family, and political life, Friesen reveals Norquay to be a thoughtful statesman and generous patriarch. This masterful biography of the Premier from Red River sheds welcome light on a neglected historical figure and a tumultuous time for Canada and Manitoba.
The Audacity of His Enterprise
Author: M. Max Hamon
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0228000092
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Shining a spotlight on the life, vision, and cultivation of one of Canada's most influential historical figures.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0228000092
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Shining a spotlight on the life, vision, and cultivation of one of Canada's most influential historical figures.
Choice
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Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Journal of Scholarly Publishing
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Category : Scholarly publishing
Languages : en
Pages : 790
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Languages : en
Pages : 790
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Masters and Servants
Author: Scott P. Stephen
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 1772124990
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
“[Stephen] offers fresh insight into the path a historic fur trading business took to become one of Canada’s most recognizable retailers.” —Literary Review of Canada In Masters and Servants, Scott P. Stephen reveals startling truths about Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) workers. Rather than dedicating themselves body and soul to the Company’s interests, these men were hired like domestic servants, joining a “household” with its attendant norms of duty and loyalty. The household system produced a remarkably stable political-economic entity, connecting early North American resource extraction to larger trends in British imperialism. Through painstaking research, Stephen shines welcome light on the lives of these largely overlooked individuals. An essential book for labor historians, Masters and Servants will appeal to scholars of early modern Britain, the North American fur trade, Western social history, business history, and anyone intrigued by the reach of the HBC. “Blacksmiths, bookkeepers, loggers, tanners, coopers, cooks, sail-makers, interpreters, surveyors, clergy, the list goes on as Stephen marches us through the lives of the early Hudson’s Bay worker.” —The Ormsby Review “Overall, the book reflects the work of a historian comfortable with the hard work of archival research and with an eye for detail and insightful quotations. In many respects, it does for Hudson’s Bay Company employees what Carolyn Podruchny’s Making the Voyageur World did for employees of the Montreal-based fur trade companies in recreating their values, worldview, and distinctive work environment.” —Michael Payne, Prairie History
Publisher: University of Alberta
ISBN: 1772124990
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
“[Stephen] offers fresh insight into the path a historic fur trading business took to become one of Canada’s most recognizable retailers.” —Literary Review of Canada In Masters and Servants, Scott P. Stephen reveals startling truths about Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) workers. Rather than dedicating themselves body and soul to the Company’s interests, these men were hired like domestic servants, joining a “household” with its attendant norms of duty and loyalty. The household system produced a remarkably stable political-economic entity, connecting early North American resource extraction to larger trends in British imperialism. Through painstaking research, Stephen shines welcome light on the lives of these largely overlooked individuals. An essential book for labor historians, Masters and Servants will appeal to scholars of early modern Britain, the North American fur trade, Western social history, business history, and anyone intrigued by the reach of the HBC. “Blacksmiths, bookkeepers, loggers, tanners, coopers, cooks, sail-makers, interpreters, surveyors, clergy, the list goes on as Stephen marches us through the lives of the early Hudson’s Bay worker.” —The Ormsby Review “Overall, the book reflects the work of a historian comfortable with the hard work of archival research and with an eye for detail and insightful quotations. In many respects, it does for Hudson’s Bay Company employees what Carolyn Podruchny’s Making the Voyageur World did for employees of the Montreal-based fur trade companies in recreating their values, worldview, and distinctive work environment.” —Michael Payne, Prairie History
MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures
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Category : Languages, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 2426
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Category : Languages, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 2426
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Quill & Quire
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Category : Book industries and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Category : Book industries and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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