Title Fur, fortune, and empire : the epic history of the fur trade in America / by Eric Jay Dolin.

Publication Info.	[Ashland, OR] : Blackstone Audio, Inc., [2010]
	℗2010

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
New Britain, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials	CDBOOK 381.4568 DOL	Check Shelf

Description	10 audio discs (approximately 12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Note	Title from container.
Performer	Read by Tom Weiner.
Note	Compact disc.
	Unabridged.
	"Tracks Every 3 Minutes for Easy Bookmarking"--Container.
Summary	Beginning in the early 1600s, Dolin traces the dramatic rise and fall of the American fur trade, from the first Dutch encounters with the Indians to the conservation movement in the late nineteenth century. He shows how the fur trade sparked controversy, fostered economic competition, and fueled wars among European powers as North America became a battleground for colonization and imperial aspirations. The trade in beaver, buffalo, sea otter, and other furs spurred the exploration and the settlement of the vast American continent, while it alternately enriched and gravely damaged the lives of America's native peoples.
Note	GMD: sound recording.
Subject	Fur trade -- North America -- History.
	Fur trade -- West (U.S.) -- History.
	Frontier and pioneer life -- North America.
	Europeans -- North America -- History.
	Imperialism -- History.
	Europe/America -- Colonies -- America.
	North America -- History.
	North America -- Ethnic relations.
	North America -- Discovery and exploration -- European.
	North America -- Economic conditions.
	Audiobooks.
Genre/Form	Audiobooks.
Added Author	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Added Title	Epic history of the fur trade in America
ISBN	9781441760609
	1441760601
	9781441760623
	1441760628
Music No.	ZE5912 Blackstone Audio

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