North of Athabasca: Slave Lake and MacKenzie River Documents of North West Company, 1800-1821 Volume 6

by Lloyd Keith

Using unused or little-known documents, Keith fills in gaps and corrects inconsistencies in previous information about the company. North of Athabasca not only includes the extensively annotated texts of eleven North West Company documents but Keith's introductory essay amplifies what is known about the context of the fur trade. His biographical notes provide personal details about the proprietors and clerks involved in the fur trade as well as the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773520988
• ISBN13: 9780773520981
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"