Name/Title
A savage empire : trappers, traders, tribes, and the wars that made AmericaEntry/Object ID
381 .45685 969Description
"Combining the epic saga of Hampton Sides's Blood and Thunder with the natural history of Mark Kurlansky’s_Cod,_popular historian Alan Axelrod reveals the astonishingly vital role_a small animal—the_beaver—played in the creation of our nation._The author masterfully relays a story often_neglected by conventional histories: how lust for fur trade riches moved monarchs and men to launch expeditions of discovery, finance_massive corporate enterprises, and wage war._Deftly weaving cultural and military narratives, the author_chronicles how Spanish, Dutch, French, English, and Native American tribes created and betrayed alliances based on trapping and trade disputes, producing a_surprisingly complex series of_loyalties that endured throughout the Revolution_and beyond.__"Book Details
Author
Axelrod, AlanDate Published
2011Call No.
381 .45685 969ISBN
9780312576561Notes
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