The Fist in the Wilderness
Download or Read eBook The Fist in the Wilderness PDF written by David Sievert Lavender and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1998-05-01 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : David Sievert Lavender |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 532 |
| Release | : 1998-05-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0803279760 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780803279766 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Fist in the Wilderness by : David Sievert Lavender
Book excerpt: An oft-told story from different perspectives, the history of the American fur trade is here placed within the overall rivalry for empire between Britain and the United States. David Lavender focuses on men such as John Jacob Astor and Ramsay Crooks who learned to exploit the needs and wants of Indian tribes to gain a superior economic position over the British and made fur trading an integral economic activity in early U.S. history. Maps.
