TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dolin,Eric Jay
TI  - Fur, fortune, and empire: the epic history of the fur trade in America 
SN  - 9780393067101
AV  - E46 .D65 2010
U1  - 381/.456850973 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - W.W. Norton & Co.
KW  - Fur trade
KW  - North America
KW  - History
KW  - West (U.S.)
KW  - Frontier and pioneer life
KW  - Europeans
KW  - Imperialism
KW  - Europe
KW  - Colonies
KW  - America
KW  - Ethnic relations
KW  - Discovery and exploration
KW  - European
KW  - Economic conditions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-411) and index; pt. 1. Furs settle the New World -- "As fine a river as can be found" -- The precious beaver -- New Amsterdam rising -- "The Bible and the beaver" -- pt. 2. Clash of empires -- Competition, conflict, and chicanery -- "Many hounds are the hare's death" -- Adieu to the French -- Americans oust the British -- pt. 3. America heads West -- "A perfect golden round of profits" -- Up the Missouri -- Astoria -- Mountain men -- Taos trappers and Astor's empire -- Fall of the beaver -- The last robe -- Epilogue: End of an era
ER  -