The story of The Hudson's Bay Company and the history of the Canadian Northwest and the Western states of the United States. The author used documents in Hudson's Bay House, London; the Minute Books of some two hundred years, the Letter Books, the Stock Books, the Memorial Books, the Daily Journals kept by chief factors at every post and sent to London from 1670, none of which are open to the public, to tell the story of the conquest of the great Northwest.
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The story of The Hudson's Bay Company and the history of the Canadian Northwest and the Western states of the United States. The author used documents in Hudson's Bay House, London; the Minute Books of some two hundred years, the Letter Books, the Stock Books, the Memorial Books, the Daily Journals kept by chief factors at every post and sent to London from 1670, none of which are open to the public, to tell the story of the conquest of the great Northwest.
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Add this copy of The Conquest of the Great Northwest: Two Volumes in One to cart. $34.00, good condition, Sold by Kevker Publications rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minden, ON, CANADA, published 1918 by Toronto: The Musson Book Company Limited, 1918.
Edition:
1918, Toronto: The Musson Book Company Limited, 1918
Publisher:
Toronto: The Musson Book Company Limited, 1918
Published:
1918
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
14042980835
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Seller's Description:
Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Sixth. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Olive green cloth hardboard cover with title and author's name blind stamped on the front. Same repeated on spine in gilt. Evidence of some minor water staining on the front and back. Remnant of a small square paste-on sticker at the base of spine. Previous owner's name on ffep in pencil. Some minor cracking at the front. Frontis is a haunting picture of "Hudson's Last Hours" drawn by Collier, showing the explorer, his hand on the tiller of a dory, while a small boy sits at his feet. The subtitle reads: "Being the story of the Adentures of England known as the Hudson's Bay Company. New pages in the history of the Canadian Northwest and Western States." Several fold-out maps help illustrate the narrative. Author provides updates and deflects criticism of thge first volume issued in 1908 in the preface. The book includes recounts of Hudson's adventures to the new world, exploration by Radisson, Groseillers and others. 409 pages in the first volume, 415 in the second. There could be a postal surcharge due to weight.
