Making the voyageur world, travelers and traders in the North American fur trade, Carolyn Podruchny
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Making the voyageur world, travelers and traders in the North American fur trade, Carolyn Podruchny
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-397) and index
resource.governmentPublication
government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
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mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Making the voyageur world
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
69020884
Responsibility statement
Carolyn Podruchny
Review
"French Canadian workers who paddled canoes, transported goods, and staffed the interior posts of the northern North American fur trade became popularly known as voyageurs. Scholars and public historians alike have cast them in the romantic role of rugged and merry heroes who paved the way for European civilization in the wild Northwest. Carolyn Podruchny looks beyond the stereotypes and reveals the contours of voyageurs' lives, world views, and values." "Making the Voyageur World shows that the voyageurs created distinct identities shaped by their French-Canadian peasant roots, the Aboriginal peoples they met in the Northwest, and the nature of their employment as indentured servants in diverse environments. Voyageurs' identities were also shaped by their constant travels and by their own masculine ideals that emphasized strength, endurance, and daring. Although voyageurs left few conventional traces of their won voices in the documentary record, an astonishing amount of information can be found in descriptions of them by their masters, explores, and other travelers. By examining their lives in conjunction with the metaphor of the voyage, Podruchny not only reveals the everyday lives of her subjects - what they ate, their cosmology and rituals of celebration, their families, and, above all, their work - but also underscores their impact on the social and cultural landscape of North America."--Jacket
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France overseas
Sub title
travelers and traders in the North American fur trade
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- Fur trade -- North America -- History
- Métis
- Indiens d'Amérique -- Amérique du Nord -- Histoire
- Indians of North America
- French-Canadians -- North America -- History
- History
- Fur traders
- Travel
- Saint-Laurent, Vallée du -- Descriptions et voyages
- Métis -- Canada -- Histoire
- Indians of North America + History
- Vie des pionniers -- Amérique du Nord
- Métis -- North America -- History
- Frankokanadier
- Fourrures + Commerce -- Nouvelle-France -- Histoire
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North America
- Amérique du Nord -- Descriptions et voyages
- Nordamerika
- Fur trade
- Geschichte
- Fourrures + Commerce -- Amérique du Nord -- Histoire
- Pelzhandel
- Fur trade -- New France -- History
- French-Canadians
- Fur traders -- New France -- History
- Coureurs de bois -- Amérique du Nord -- Histoire
- North America + New France
- North America
- Fur traders -- North America -- History
- Coureurs de bois -- Nouvelle-France -- Histoire
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Canadiens français -- Amérique du Nord -- Histoire
- North America -- Description and travel
- Saint Lawrence River Valley -- Description and travel
- North America + Saint Lawrence River Valley
- Indianer
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- Classification1
- Creator1
- Genre1
- Subject36
- Fur trade -- North America -- History
- Métis
- Indiens d'Amérique -- Amérique du Nord -- Histoire
- Indians of North America
- French-Canadians -- North America -- History
- History
- Fur traders
- Travel
- Saint-Laurent, Vallée du -- Descriptions et voyages
- Métis -- Canada -- Histoire
- Indians of North America + History
- Vie des pionniers -- Amérique du Nord
- Métis -- North America -- History
- Frankokanadier
- Fourrures + Commerce -- Nouvelle-France -- Histoire
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North America
- Amérique du Nord -- Descriptions et voyages
- Nordamerika
- Fur trade
- Geschichte
- Fourrures + Commerce -- Amérique du Nord -- Histoire
- Pelzhandel
- Fur trade -- New France -- History
- French-Canadians
- Fur traders -- New France -- History
- Coureurs de bois -- Amérique du Nord -- Histoire
- North America + New France
- North America
- Fur traders -- North America -- History
- Coureurs de bois -- Nouvelle-France -- Histoire
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Canadiens français -- Amérique du Nord -- Histoire
- North America -- Description and travel
- Saint Lawrence River Valley -- Description and travel
- North America + Saint Lawrence River Valley
- Indianer
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