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These  are highly recommended, reader-friendly treatments of those raucous couple centuries of  Canadian development driven by fur trade.  Peter C. Newman does a wonderful job of bringing larger-than-life personalities into sharp, memorable focus. This is history just as my favorite university professor used to teach it... through the colorful stories of the people that made it ( David Thompson, George Simpson, etc.).

These well-worn volumes have had a spot on my bookshelf for a long, long time. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised to discover I recommended them in this forum many years ago.   If you enjoy reading about the adventures of that age, read these books!

I second OregonDave’s recommendation in the highest terms!

Jimbo  8-)