Empire of the bay
An illustrated history of the Hudson's Bay Company
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Author
Contributions
- John Geiger - Editor
- Kevin Fleming - Photographer
Publication
1989 - Viking, Markham, Ont, Ontario
Language
English
Word Count
55,750 words, Guess
Page Count
223 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17993675M
- ISBN-139780670829699
- ISBN-100670829692
- OCLC Control Number508320516
- OCLC Control Number21032378
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- Internet Archiveempireofbayillus00pete
- Library of Congress Control Number89093784
- Goodreads625084
- LibraryThing144549
Classifications
- DDC971.2/01
- LCCHD9944.C22 N49 1989
Alternate Titles
- Company of Adventurers.
Description
Popular history of the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada, including the fur trade, exploration, native peoples, social history, northern trading posts and a chronology.
First Sentence
The vacant windows of the now empty "Big House" catch the dying rays of a far-north sunset.
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