Publisher's Synopsis
Contents: The Land As History Book; The Cultural Mosaic; Legends of the First Encounters; Welcoming the Newcomers; New Friends and Foes; Trade and War in the Western Interior; Opportunities in the Fur Trade; The Sea-Otter Bonanza; Choosing Sides; Fighting the Loyalists for Land; The Changing Order in the Northwest; Placed on a Little Spot; The Metis and 'Indian' Question; Treaty Making; It Is a Strict Law That Bids Us Dance; From Buffalo Hunting to Farming; The Modern Fur Trade; Working for the Industrial Fishery; Getting Organised; Searching for Settlement.
