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| #1729406 in eBooks | 2013-12-01 | 2013-12-01 | File type: PDF||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| ...a must read for anyone interested in the fur trade in North America.|By saisaac|This book is certainly dated in its language and some of its analysis. For example, Native peoples are described in language modern scholars would be austrasized for using. Despite this, The Fist in the Wilderness is a wonderfully written book describing the career of Ramsay Crooks as an agent of||
"The finest single-volume history of the fur trade to appear. The author has a bloodhound’s instinct for primary sources, and an above-average storytelling ability. Further, he corrects distortions."—Library Journal
The story of the American fur trade has been told many times from different viewpoints, but David Lavender was the first to place it within the overall contest for empire between Britain and the United States. Rather than offering a simple hagiography of men like Jedediah Smith, Kit Carson, Jim Bridger and other legendary trappers, Lavender relates the story of men such as John Jacob Astor and Ramsay Crooks who competed with Britain’s Hudson’s Bay Compan...
You easily download any file type for your device.The Fist in the Wilderness | David Lavender.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
