My First Years in the Fur Trade: The Journals of 1802-1804

by George Nelson

Captivated by the tales of adventure in the wild northwest told by the voyageurs, fifteen-year-old George Nelson left his family in southern Canada in 1802 and headed out to the Northwest Territory to begin a five-year contract working for Sir Alexander Mackenzie's XY Company, one of the major fur trade companies of the time. His growth from homesick lad to experienced fur trader over the next two years forms the heart of this unique and fascinating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873514122
• ISBN13: 9780873514125
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"