Furs and Frontiers in the Far North: The Contest among Native and Foreign Nations for the Bering Strait Fur Trade
by Bockstoce, John R
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0300149212
- ISBN 13
- 9780300149210
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0300149212 . Dedication page has previous owner's notes, otherwise book is NF. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Map endpapers ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 472 pages; "This comprehensive history of the native and maritime fur trade in Alaska during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries is without precedent. The Bering Strait formed the nexus of the circumpolar fur trade in which Russians, British, Americans, and members of fifty native nations competed and cooperated. The desire to dominate the fur trade fed the European expansion into the most remote regions of Asia and America and was an agent of massive change in these regions." .
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21503
- Title
- Furs and Frontiers in the Far North: The Contest among Native and Foreign Nations for the Bering Strait Fur Trade
- Author
- Bockstoce, John R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0300149212
- ISBN 13
- 9780300149210
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- 0300149212, Bering strait, Fur Trade
- Bookseller catalogs
- Native studies;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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