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The Remarkable History of the Hudson’s Bay Company

by George Bryce

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Contents
  4. 4Chapter I — The First Voyage for Trade
  5. 5Chapter II — Hudson’s Bay Company Founded
  6. 6Chapter III — Methods of Trade
  7. 7Chapter IV — Three Great Governors
  8. 8Chapter V — Two Adroit Adventurers
  9. 9Chapter VI — French Rivalry
  10. 10Chapter VII — Ryswick and Utrecht
  11. 11Chapter VIII — Dream of a North-West Passage
  12. 12Chapter IX — The Interesting Blue-Book of 1749
  13. 13Chapter X — French Canadians Explore the Interior
  14. 14Chapter XI — The Scottish Merchants of Montreal
  15. 15Chapter XII — Discovery of the Coppermine
  16. 16Chapter XIII — Forts on Hudson Bay Left Behind
  17. 17Chapter XIV — The North-West Company Formed
  18. 18Chapter XV — Voyages of Sir Alexander Mackenzie
  19. 19Chapter XVI — The Great Exploration
  20. 20Chapter XVII — The X Y Company
  21. 21Chapter XVIII — The Lords of the Lakes and Forests — I.
  22. 22Chapter XIX — The Lords of the Lakes and Forests — II
  23. 23Chapter XX — The Lords of the Lakes and Forests — III
  24. 24Chapter XXI — The Impulse of Union
  25. 25Chapter XXII — The Astor Fur Company
  26. 26Chapter XXIII — Lord Selkirk’s Colony
  27. 27Chapter XXIV — Trouble Between the Companies
  28. 28Chapter XXV — The Skirmish of Seven Oaks
  29. 29Chapter XXVI — Lord Selkirk to the Rescue
  30. 30Chapter XXVII — The Blue-Book of 1819 and the North-West Trials
  31. 31Chapter XXVIII — Men Who Played a Part
  32. 32Chapter XXIX — Governor Simpson Unites All Interests
  33. 33Chapter XXX — The Life of the Traders
  34. 34Chapter XXXI — The Voyageurs From Montreal
  35. 35Chapter XXXII — Explorers in the Far North
  36. 36Chapter XXXIII — Expeditions to the Frontier of the Fur Country
  37. 37Chapter XXXIV — Famous Journeys in Rupert’s Land
  38. 38Chapter XXXV — Red River Settlement
  39. 39Chapter XXXVI — The Prairies: Sledge, Keel, Wheel, Cayuse, Chase
  40. 40Chapter XXXVII — Life on the Shores of Hudson Bay and Labrador
  41. 41Chapter XXXVIII — Athabasca, Mackenzie River, and the Yukon
  42. 42Chapter XXXIX — On the Pacific Slope
  43. 43Chapter XL — From Oregon to Vancouver Island
  44. 44Chapter XLI — Pro Gloria Dei
  45. 45Chapter XLII — The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Indians
  46. 46Chapter XLIII — Unrest in Rupert’s Land (1844-69)
  47. 47Chapter XLIV — Canada Covets the Hudson’s Bay Territory
  48. 48Chapter XLV — Troubles of the Transfer of Rupert’s Land
  49. 49Chapter XLVI — Present Status of the Company
  50. 50Chapter XLVII — The Future of the Canadian West
  51. 51Appendix A
  52. 52Appendix B
  53. 53Appendix C
  54. 54Appendix D
  55. 55Appendix E
  56. 56Appendix F — Appendix G

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