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1 online resource (xiii, 406 pages) : maps |
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text file |
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polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-395) and index. |
| Summary |
"In September 1823, three men met at Rainy Lake House, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post near the Boundary Waters. Dr. John McLoughlin, the proprietor of Rainy Lake House, was in charge of the borderlands west of Lake Superior, where he was tasked with opposing the petty traders who operated out of US territory. Major Stephen H. Long, an officer in the US Army Topographical Engineers, was there on an expedition to explore the wooded borderlands west of Lake Superior and the northern prairies from the upper Mississippi to the forty-ninth parallel. John Tanner, a 'white Indian' living among the Ojibwa nation, arrived at the post in search of his missing daughters who, Tanner believed, were at risk of being raped by the white traders holding them captive at a nearby fort. Rainy Lake House weaves together the captivating stories of these three men, who cast their fortunes in different ways with the western fur trade. Drawing on their combined experiences, Theodore Catton creates a vivid depiction of the beautiful and dangerous northern frontier from a collision of vantage points: American, British, and Indian; imperial, capital, and labor; explorer, trader, and hunter"--Publisher description |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Maps; Timeline; Introduction: Rainy Lake House, 1823; Part One: Leave-Takings; 1. The Explorer; 2. The Hunter; 3. The Trader; Part Two: Long; 4. "The English Make Them More Presents"; 5. Encounters with the Sioux; 6. Race and History; 7. To Civilize the Osages; Part Three: Tanner; 8. Westward Migration; 9. Six Beaver Skins for a Quart of Mixed Rum; 10. The Test of Winter; 11. Red Sky of the Morning; 12. Warrior; Part Four: McLoughlin; 13. Fort William; 14. Marriage à la façon du pays; 15. Bad Birds; 16. The Restive Partnership. |
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17. The Pemmican War18. The Battle of Seven Oaks; 19. The Surrender of Fort William; 20. Lord Selkirk's Prisoner; 21. Time of Reckoning; 22. London; Part Five: Long; 23. The Wonder of the Steamboat; 24. A Christian Marriage; 25. Up the Missouri; 26. To the Rocky Mountains; 27. Mapmaker; 28. The Northern Expedition; Part Six: Tanner; 29. The Coming of the Prophet; 30. A Loathsome Man; 31. Sorcery and Sickness; 32. Taking Fort Douglas; 33. Rough Justice; 34. In Search of Kin; 35. Between Two Worlds; Part Seven: McLoughlin; 36. Chief Factor; 37. Providence; 38. Opposing the Americans. |
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Part Eight: Collision39. Working for Wages; 40. Children of the Fur Trade; 41. The Ambush; 42. The Pardon; 43. "We Met with an American"; 44. The Onus of Revenge; 45. Journeys Home; Epilogue: Mackinac, 1824-and After; Postscript: John Tanner as a Source; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Tanner, John, 1780?-1847.
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Tanner, John, 1780?-1847. |
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McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857.
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McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857. |
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Long, Stephen H. (Stephen Harriman), 1784-1864.
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Long, Stephen H. (Stephen Harriman), 1784-1864. |
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Hudson's Bay Company -- History -- 19th century.
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History. |
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19th century |
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Long, Stephen H. (Stephen Harriman), 1784-1864. |
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McLoughlin, John, 1784-1857. |
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Hudson's Bay Company. |
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Tanner, John, 1780?-1847. |
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Rainy River Region (Minn. and Ont.)
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
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Pioneers -- Family relationships -- Rainy River Region (Minn. and Ont.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Pioneers -- Family relationships. |
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Pioneers. |
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Missing children -- Rainy River Region (Minn. and Ont.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Missing children. |
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Indians of North America -- Rainy River Region (Minn. and Ont.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Indians of North America. |
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Fur trade -- Rainy River Region (Minn. and Ont.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Fur trade. |
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Rainy River (Minn. and Ont.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Catton, Theodore. Rainy Lake House. Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017 9781421422923 (DLC) 2016046989 (OCoLC)968244726 |
| ISBN |
9781421422930 (electronic book) |
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142142293X (electronic book) |
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9781421422923 |
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1421422921 |
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