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Fur Trade in North America

Belyea, Barbara, ed. Columbia Journals: David Thompson. McGill-Queens University Press, 1994. Account of the daily life of a fur trader.

Gibson, James R. Otter Skins, Boston Ships, and China Goods: The Maritime Fur Trade of the Northwest Coast, 1785-1841. McGill-Queens University Press, 1991. Comprehensive survey of the Pacific Coast trade in sea otters.

Livesey, Robert. The Fur Traders. Stoddart, 1989. Captures the drama and courageous exploits of Canadian fur traders; for younger readers.

Ray, Arthur J. The Canadian Fur Trade in the Industrial Age. University of Toronto Press, 1990. Examines the Canadian fur trade from 1870 to 1945.

Van Kirk, Sylvia. Many Tender Ties: Women in Fur-Trade Society, 1670-1870. University of Oklahoma Press, 1983. A revealing study of how Native American women served as liaisons between their own people and the incoming European traders.

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