Bush runner : the adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson /
The book is a biography of eccentric French fur trader Pierre Radisson, a man who helped shape the events of his time. Radisson spent his life trying to be an important part of the rather bizarre European beaver hat trade, but was stymied all his life. He lived through fantastic advenures, capture a...
| Main Author: | Bourrie, Mark, 1957- (Author) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Windsor, Ontario :
Biblioasis,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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