Fur, Fortune, and Empire : the Epic History of the fur Trade in America
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Compact discs.
Unabridged.
"Tracks Every 3 Minutes for Easy Bookmarking"--Container.
Read by Tom Weiner.
Beginning in the early 1600s, Dolin traces the dramatic rise and fall of the American fur trade, from the first Dutch encounters with the Indians to the conservation movement in the late nineteenth century. He shows how the fur trade sparked controversy, fostered economic competition, and fueled wars among European powers as North America became a battleground for colonization and imperial aspirations. The trade in beaver, buffalo, sea otter, and other furs spurred the exploration and the settlement of the vast American continent, while it alternately enriched and gravely damaged the lives of America's native peoples.
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PUBLISHED
Ashland, OR : Blackstone Audio, Inc., p2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: 10 sound discs (ca. 12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781441760609
1441760601
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Blackstone Audio, Inc.
SUBJECTS
Fur trade -- North America -- History.
Fur trade -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Frontier and pioneer life -- North America.
Europeans -- North America -- History.
Imperialism -- History.
Europe -- Colonies -- America.
North America -- History.
North America -- Ethnic relations.
North America -- European.
North America -- Economic conditions.