Empire of the Bay: An Illustrated History of the Hudson's Bay Company - Hardcover

Newman, Peter C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670829692 ISBN 13: 9780670829699

Publisher: Viking Adult, 1989

Synopsis

Chronicles the exploration and settlement of a company that is three centuries old and worth six-billion dollars

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

This fact-packed volume chronicles the colorful 319-year history of the Hudson's Bay Company whose mercantile empire at one time extended from the Arctic Sea to Hawaii. With verve and seeming omniscience, Newman ( Company of Adventurers ) tells outsize tales of the remarkable characters who manned the lonely outposts, Montreal mansions and London boardrooms of the HBC. He writes of the adventurers who explored the wilderness for the company; the internecine wars of fur traders; the establishment of forts and settlements; the parliamentary squabbles and backroom deals manipulated by HBC to retain its monopoly; and the present-day department-store chain, The Bay. Historical illustrations and National Geographic photographer Fleming's documentary shots decorate this sprawling, exciting, illuminating story.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Adult
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0670829692
• ISBN 13: 9780670829699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Gieger John