Bush runner : the adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson / Mark Bourrie.
| Author/creator |
Bourrie, Mark, 1957- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, [2019] |
| Description | 314 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Untold lives Untold lives. ^A1406759 |
| Contents | Life with the Mohawks (1639-1654) -- Back to the Iroquois (1654-1658) -- Pierre and Médard go west (1658-1660) -- Radisson in London and Moosonee (1600-1675) -- Radisson in the Caribbean (1675-1677) -- True and absolute lords and proprietors (1681-1685) -- Decayed gentleman (1688-1710). |
| Abstract | "The book is a biography of eccentric French fur trader Pierre Radisson, a man who helped shape the events of his time. Radisson spent his life trying to be an important part of the rather bizarre European beaver hat trade, but was stymied all his life. He lived through fantastic advenures: capture and adoption by the Mohawks in 1652, escape to early New York City, trading partner with the indigenous people of the Great Lakes, defecting from the French and witnessing the Great Plague and Great Fire of London, defecting back to the French, co-founding the Hudson's Bay Company, running with pirates... and so on. A fascinating and remarkable life story that is finally being told."- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| ISBN | 9781771962377 paperback |
| ISBN | 1771962372 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | F1060.7 .R15 B68 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |