Five Fur Traders of the Northwest
 
Five Fur Traders of the Northwest captures the day-to-day life of the fur trader during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This book contains the authentic journals of five fur traders: 
Peter Pond
Archibald N. McLeod
Hugh Faries
John Macdonell
John Sayer
These documents offer dramatic, firsthand glimpses of the daily existence of voyageurs and Native Americans and detailed data on canoeing, trading practices, trade goods, and Native customs. 
 
Format: Paperback
Edited By: Charles M. Gates
Pages: 278+ Index