Irene Ternier Gordon: 4 books
A People on the Move: The Métis of the Western Plains
The Métis of the Western Plains
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
The blossoming of Métis society and culture in the 19th century marked a fascinating and colourful era in western Canadian history. Drawing from journals and contemporary sources, Irene Ternier Gordon presents a vivid account of Métis life in the area that is now Saskatchewan and Alberta. Here are...
People of the Fur Trade: From Native Trappers to Chief Factors
From Native Trappers to Chief Factors
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
The years from the fall of New France in 1763 to the amalgamation of the Hudson’s Bay Company and North West Company in 1821 were marked by fierce competition in the fur trade. Traders from the warring companies pushed west, undertaking incredible voyages in their search for new sources of furs....
The Laird of Fort William
William McGillivray and the North West Company
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
High finance, wilderness adventures, violence, and questionable legal tactics all played important roles in the history of the North West Company. William McGillivray, head of the company from 1804 until 1821, was arguably the most powerful businessman in Canada in the early nineteenth century.
William...
Grey Owl
The Curious Life of Archie Belaney
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
"He gave his extraordinary genius, his passionate sympathy, his bodily strength, his magnetic personal influence, even his very earnings to the service of animals..." - Lovat Dickson, publisher. This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: biography or animals....