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Radisson & Des Groseilliers : fur traders of the North  Cover Image Book Book

Radisson & Des Groseilliers : fur traders of the North / written by Katharine Bailey.

Summary:

Radisson and des Groseilliers were French explorers and fur traders. Their discoveries led to the creation of the Hudson Bay Company, Canada's oldest corporation and one of the oldest merchant companies in the world.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780778724223 (rlb)
  • ISBN: 9780778724582 (pb)
  • ISBN: 0778724220 (rlb)
  • ISBN: 0778724581 (pb)
  • Physical Description: 32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 29 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Coureurs de bois -- French settlement -- Young adventurers -- Partnership -- Winter in the North -- Success in Hudson Bay -- Expedition -- Life at sea -- Native life -- Two worlds meet -- After the expedition -- HBC -- Lasting impression.
Subject: Radisson, Pierre Esprit, ca. 1636-1710 > Juvenile literature.
Des Groseilliers, Médard Chouart, sieur, b. 1618 > Juvenile literature.
Hudson's Bay Company > History > 17th century > Juvenile literature.
Explorers > Canada > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Explorers > France > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Fur trade > Hudson Bay Region > History > 17th century > Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America > Canada > History > 17th century > Juvenile literature.
Hudson Bay Region > Discovery and exploration > Juvenile literature.
Canada > History > To 1763 (New France) > Juvenile literature.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kitimat Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Kitimat Public Library J 971.0163 Bai (Text) 32665001104290 Juvenile Non-fiction Volume hold Available -


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