Exploring the Fur Trade Routes of North America -Discover the Highways that Opened a Continent - is not so much a guidebook as a window on the past. Europeans in search of furs penetrated the continent from the St. Lawrence to the Columbia, aided by native North Americans who shared the secrets of its bounty. Today's modern highways trace those ancient trade routes, taking time travelers on a journey of rediscovery. With full-colored maps, hundreds of photographs and detailed driving directions to every site, this guide unlocks a world of adventure, when spirited men and women shaped one of the continent's central dramas and determined its destiny.
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