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100 1 _aLaut, Agnes C.,
_d1871-1936
245 1 4 _aThe conquest of the great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2) :
_b
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-12-20
508 _aFiona Holmes, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.
520 _a"The Conquest of the Great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2)" by Agnes C. Laut is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the adventures of the Hudson's Bay Company, detailing the expansive fur trade and exploration of the Canadian Northwest and Western States. Laut’s narrative promises to uncover the tumultuous history of the adventurers who ventured into uncharted territories and navigated the complexities of early North American trade, showcasing the exploits of notable figures like Henry Hudson and Pierre le Moyne d'Iberville. At the start of the book, the author sets the stage for the voyages of Henry Hudson, recounting his obsession with discovering a passage across the Pole and the motivations behind his explorations. The narrative describes Hudson's crew and their perilous journey through uncharted waters, facing the harsh realities of ice-strewn seas and the unknown challenges of Arctic exploration. Throughout these early chapters, Laut captures the tension between dreamers and practical men, highlighting Hudson's indomitable spirit amid the struggles with nature and his ultimately flawed pursuit of glory in the harsh wilderness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cCanada: The Musson Book Company Limited, 1908
653 _aHudson's Bay Company
653 _aNorthwest, Canadian
653 _aHudson Bay -- History
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/conquestofgreatn0000laut/page/n11/
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69591
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