Indians in the fur trade : their role as trappers, hunters, and middlemen in the lands southwest of Hudson Bay, 1660-1870 : with a new introduction / / Arthur J. Ray

• Autore: Ray Arthur J.
• Pubblicazione: Toronto [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo [New York] : , : University of Toronto Press, , [1998]; Ottawa, Ontario : , : Canadian Electronic Library, , 2015
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Disciplina: 971.00497
• Soggetto topico: Indians of North America - Canada; Indians of North America - Commerce - Canada; Indigenous peoples - Canada; Indigenous peoples - Commerce - Canada; Fur trade - Canada
• Soggetto geografico: Northwest, Canadian History
• Note generali: Originally published: 1974.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Trade rivalries, inter-tribal warfare, and migration -- Land and life in the western interior before 1763 -- Traders and middlemen -- Arms, brandy, beads, and sundries -- Migrations, epidemics, and population changes, 1763-1821 -- The destruction of fur and game animals -- New economic opportunities -- Economic dependency and the fur trade: contrasting trends -- Land and life: a changing mosaic -- The changing demographic picture after 1821 -- Declining opportunities in a changing fur trade -- End of a way of life.
• Sommario/riassunto: A classic study of the Assiniboine and western Cree Indians who inhabited southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan between 1660 and 1870. The second edition contains a new preface and an update on all sources.
• Altri titoli varianti: Their role as trappers, hunters, and middlemen in the lands southwest of Hudson Bay, 1660-1870
• Titolo autorizzato: Indians in the fur trade
• ISBN: 1-4426-5601-8; 0-8020-6226-1; 0-8020-4133-7; 1-4426-2345-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248280203316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Heritage