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Very good in Very good jacket. xx, [4], 386 pages. Endpaper maps. Preface to the Reprint Edition. Introduction to the Reprint Edition. Preface. Introduction. Footnotes. Illustrations/maps. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. DJ has minor wear and soiling. Grace Lee Nute (13 October 1895, in North Conway, New Hampshire-4 May 1990, in Menlo Park, California) was a history professor and curator of manuscripts. She was among the pioneers of using microfilm to preserve information from manuscripts and increase their accessibility. Nute graduated in 1917 with an A.B. in American literature from Smith College, in 1918 with an A.M. from Radcliffe College, and in 1921 with a Ph.D. in American history from Harvard University. At the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul she was from 1921 to 1946 the curator of manuscripts and from 1946 to 1957 a research associate. In 1927 she became an assistant professor at Hamline University in St. Paul. She taught Minnesota history at Hamline University from 1927-60, conducted study courses for business women from 1930-34, was a lecturer on Minnesota history for the University of Minnesota Extension Division from 1948-52, was a visiting professor at Macalester College from 1956-59, and the director of the James J. Hill papers project for the Hill Reference Library in St. Paul from 1960-66. Nute wrote books and articles on the North American fur trade and the French exploration of Minnesota. For the academic year 1934-1935 she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for the purpose of writing of a joint biography of the French explorers Médard Chouart and Pierre-Esprit Radisson. No novelist could have invented a more colorful or interesting story than the travels and adventures of French explorers Medard Chouart, Sieur des Groseilliers, and Pierre Esprit Radisson. Yet until the publication of this book in 1943, the story of their lives was clouded by confusion and misinformation. It remained for Grace Les Nute to clear up the confusion and present the story in such a logical and entertaining way that this book, long out of print, has become a classic. In a style that satisfies both the general reader and the historian, Caesars of the Wilderness reconstructs the lives of the two men, documenting their origins in France, their early years as fur traders in the Great Lakes area, their many trips between France and England and Europe and North America, and other aspects of their far-flung careers. The role of the two men in founding the Hudson's Bay Company, which inaugurated a new phase of the fur trade leading ultimately to the full development of western Canada, is also described in fascinating detail. Later chapters unravel the complications of the English-French diplomacy during the 1670's and 1680's and describe their influence on the shifting loyalties of both Radisson and Des Groseilliers. Médard Chouart des Groseilliers (1618-1696) was a French explorer and fur trader in Canada. He is often paired with his brother-in-law Pierre-Esprit Radisson, who was about 20 years younger. The pair worked together in fur trading and exploration. Their decision to enter British service led to the foundation of the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670. This company established trading posts and extensive relations with the First Nations in western Canada. It was highly influential in making the region amenable to British colonization. Radisson, with Groseiliers, also mapped many of the Great Lakes and trading routes used by settlers. The Hudson's Bay Company was given monopoly over the area of land that would become known as Rupert's Land. From 1670 to 1675, Groseilliers and Radisson were employed by the Hudson's Bay Company, voyaging into Hudson Bay to establish trading posts, forts and exploring the area. Their activities were watched with interest by the French whose economy suffered from the arrival of English fur traders. On 20 May 1682 the French created their own fur-trading company, called La Compagnie de la Baie d...
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Illustr, 9 x 6, cloth, 386 pp with index, covers worn and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, minor soil to foredge of text block else a decent copy of this scarce title. FIRST ED ("I" on p386). No dust jacket.
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Good. Clean and sturdy 1978 hardcover with jacket. clean text. no marks. solid binding. light age and edge foxing to page edging. ISBN matches listing FAST SHIPPING W/ CONFIRMATION. NO PRIORITY OR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS OVER 4LBs.
