Making the Voyageur World: Travelers and Traders in the North American Fur Trade, Paperback - Carolyn Podruchny

French Canadian workers who paddled canoes, transported goods, and staffed the interior posts of the northern North American fur trade became popul...

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Publisher: Lit VerlagAuthor(s): Nursyirwan EffendiNumber of pages: 168Publication date: 2005Dimensions: 159 x 232 x 9Cover type: Paperback / softba...

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DescriptionThe French voyageur cuts a dashing figure in our imaginations, so much so we often overlook the reality of his profession: it was a job....

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