Includes index Canadiana Includes Internet addresses (page 46) and index
Contents:
Introduction European interest in North America In search of furs A Montagnais visits Tadoussac Fur trade landmarks Champlain and the fur trade The fur trade wars The company of one hundred associates Aboriginal women in the fur trade Groseilliers and Radisson Henry Kelsey Pierre de la Verendrye The Nor'westers The life of a voyageur Samuel Herne Alexander Mackenzie People with different ideas Simon Fraser The decline of the fur trade Timeline Research activity: Adam Dollard: an unselfish hero? Creative activity: reliving the past Further research Glossary Index
