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Acknowledgments; Prologue. I Was Born at Aughnacloy in the North of Ireland in 1739: A Ubiquitous Man, the Great Lakes Fur Trade, and the British Empire; Chapter One. Pretty Much of a Schemer: Albany, Pontiac's War, and John Askin's Bankruptcy, 1758-1764; Chapter Two. There Have Been Many Who Complain Much against You: Michilimackinac, Fur Trade Reforms, and John Askin's Commissaryship, 1764-1767; Chapter Three. Sound as a Roach and as Full of Intrigue: Michilimackinac, the Hudson's Bay Company, and John Askin's Fur Trade, 1767-1774. |
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Chapter Four. One Should Never Give Offence in Trade: Michilimackinac, the American Revolution, and John Askin's Network of Exchange, 1774-1779Chapter Five. The Key of Canada in His Pocket: Michilimackinac, the British Empire, and John Askin's Banishment, 1779-1781; Epilogue. A Drink Generally Closes the Scene: Alexander Henry's Lament and John Askin's Death; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
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Askin, John, 1739-1815.
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Askin, John, 1739-1815. |
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Northwest, Old.
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Michigan -- Mackinac, Straits of, Region.
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Michigan -- Straits of Mackinac Region. |
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Trading posts -- Michigan -- Mackinac, Straits of, Region -- History.
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Trading posts. |
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History. |
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Fur trade -- Northwest, Old.
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Fur trade. |
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Fur traders -- Michigan -- Biography.
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Fur traders. |
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Michigan. |
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Biographies.
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Northwest, Old -- Biography.
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Great Lakes Region (North America) -- History.
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Mackinac, Straits of, Region (Mich.) -- Biography.
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Fort Michilimackinac (Mackinaw City, Mich.) -- History.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Furs and empire at British Michilimackinac |
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Print version: 9781611862614 1611862612 (DLC) 2016057854 (OCoLC)984511041 |
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9781609175436 (electronic book) |
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1609175433 (electronic book) |
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9781611862614 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1611862612 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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