The fur trade played a large role in shaping early North American economies and cultures. The North American fur trade was a key economic and cultural system linking Indigenous and European peoples, ...

Brandishing peltry on sticks -- They would offer us battle -- They attack like lions -- By virtue of His Majesty's commission -- A stranger to the commerce -- I now mixed up some vermilion in melted ...

Furs settle the New World. "As fine a river as can be found" ; The precious beaver ; New Amsterdam rising ; "The Bible and the beaver" -- Clash of empires. Competition, conflict, and chicanery ; "Many ...