Author:
Dolin, Eric Jay.
Imprint:New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2010.
Descriptionxvii, 442 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Note:pt. 1. Furs settle the New World -- "As fine a river as can be found" -- The precious beaver -- New Amsterdam rising -- "The Bible and the beaver" -- pt. 2. Clash of empires -- Competition, conflict, and chicanery -- "Many hounds are the hare's death" -- Adieu to the French -- Americans oust the British -- pt. 3. America heads West -- "A perfect golden round of profits" -- Up the Missouri -- Astoria -- Mountain men -- Taos trappers and Astor's empire -- Fall of the beaver -- The last robe -- Epilogue: End of an era.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-411) and index.
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