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The HBC brigades : culture, conflict and perilous journeys of the fur trade /

"A lively recounting of the tough men and heroic but overworked packhorses who broke open BC to the big business of the 19th century fur trade. Facing a grueling thousand-mile trail, the brigades of the Hudson Bay Company (HBC) pushed onward over mountains and through ferocious river crossings...

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Main Author:	Anderson, Nancy Marguerite, 1946- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Vancouver, B.C. Canada : Ronsdale Press, [2024]
Subjects:	Hudson's Bay Company. Fur trade > Canada, Western > History > 19th century. Fur traders > Canada, Western > History > 19th century. Pack transportation > Canada, Western > History > 19th century. Indigenous peoples > Canada, Western > History > 19th century. First Nations trails > Canada, Western > History > 19th century.

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