Hudson''s Bay, Or, Every-Day Life in the Wilds of North America - During Six Years Residence in Territories of Honourable Hudson s Bay

Klappentext Combining anthropological observations with descriptions of landscapes and animals, Ballantyne's 1848 narrative will appeal to historians, geographers and travellers alike. Zusammenfassung Between 1841 and 1846, Robert M. Ballantyne (1825–94) traversed the inhospitable terrain of Hudson's Bay, Canada, bartering for furs. In 1848, aged just twenty-three, he published an account of his experiences. Applauded by contemporaries for describing 'a novel and singular existence', Ballantyne's narrative challenges many misconceptions about nineteenth-century Canada. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Preliminary observations; 2. The Hudson's Bay Company; 3. North American Indians; 4. Voyage to Red River settlement; 5. Red River; 6. Arrival at Norway House; 7. York factory; 8. Receive orders to prepare for a long journey; 9. Continuation of the voyage in a large canoe through the interior, by the Great Lakes, to Canada; 10. Winter travelling in Canada; 11. A snow-shoe journey.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Michael Ballantyne, Ballantyne Robert Michael
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.04.2012
• EAN: 9781108048200
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04820-0
• No. of pages: 356
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - North American History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Geographical discovery and exploration