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  • When Skins Were Money: A History of the Fur Trade by James A. Hanson

When Skins Were Money tells the story of North America’s oldest and most romantic business, of the exploration of a continent, of fortunes won and lost, and of political intrigue and war that accompanied the struggle for control of furs and the native people who supplied them.  It is the first one-volume history of the fur trade—the first business in North America.  Paperback, 236 pp., 132 illustrations.

 

When Skins Were Money: A History of the Fur Trade by James A. Hanson

  • Product Code: 4759
  • Availability: In Stock
  • $29.95