Making the Voyageur World: Travelers and Traders in the North American Fur Trade

by Carolyn Podruchny

Book Overview

French Canadian workers who paddled canoes, transported goods, and staffed the interior posts of the northern North American fur trade became popularly known as voyageurs. Scholars and public historians alike have cast them in the romantic role of rugged and merry heroes who paved the way for European civilization in the wild Northwest. Carolyn Podruchny looks beyond the stereotypes and reveals the contours of voyageurs' lives, world views, and values...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803287909
• ISBN13: 9780803287907
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.6"