The Fur Trade in Canada A classic work of Canadian historical scholarship, first published in 1930. In his new introduction, A.J. Ray states that this book is argueably the most definitive economic history and geography of Canada ever produced. Full description
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'[In] the field of broad interpretation, no subsequent work has replaced The Fur Trade in Canada.' - Journal of Economic History
'A lively pace is maintained from the beginning of the book, and upon reaching Innis's conclusion, the reader finds that a much neglected aspect of Canadian history has been satisfactorily illuminated. For the collectors of Canadiana, researchers in need of background material, or the plain curious, this is an excellent book ... a diverting book, a controversial book, and a stimulating book ... It deserves to be read not just once, but many times and by many people.' - The Canadian Reader
'[In] the field of broad interpretation, no subsequent work has replaced The Fur Trade in Canada.'
- Journal of Economic History'A lively pace is maintained from the beginning of the book, and upon reaching Innis's conclusion, the reader finds that a much neglected aspect of Canadian history has been satisfactorily illuminated. For the collectors of Canadiana, researchers in need of background material, or the plain curious, this is an excellent book ... a diverting book, a controversial book, and a stimulating book ... It deserves to be read not just once, but many times and by many people.'
- The Canadian ReaderHarold A. Innis (1894-1952) was a Canadian professor of political economy at the University of Toronto and the author of seminal works on media, communication theory and Canadian economic history. Arthur J. Ray is a professor in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia, and author of Indians in the Fur Trade and I Have Lived Here Since the World Began: An Illustrated History of Canada's Native People.
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Revised Edition. Pp: xx + 463. Titles: frt. & sp. Some pencil underlining. Interior leaves are clean and tight. First printing 1930 . Canadian history and the Fur Trade. Includes 1969 foreword, preface to the revised edition, notes, appendices, references & index. A history of the peltry industry form the early colonial period in the 17th through the 19th century. Of particular interest is the era of the French regime and colonial exploration. Excellent history. Seller Inventory # 002062