Fort Union and the upper Missouri fur trade

by Barbour, Barton H.

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Title Statements

Full title :Fort Union and the upper Missouri fur trade / Barton H. Barbour.

Summary

"In this book, Barton Barbour presents the first comprehensive history of Fort Union, the nineteenth century's most important and longest-lived Upper Missouri River fur trading post. Barbour explores the economic, social, legal, cultural, and political significance of the fort, which was the brainchild of Kenneth McKenzie and Pierre Chouteau, Jr., and a part of John Jacob Astor's fur trade empire. From 1830 to 1867, Fort Union symbolized the power of New York and St. Louis, and later, St. Paul merchants' capital in the West. The most lucrative post on the northern plains, Fort Union affected national relations with a number of Native tribes, such as the Assiniboine, Cree, Crow, Sioux, and Blackfeet.

It also influenced American interactions with Great Britain, whose powerful Hudson's Bay Company competed for Upper Missouri furs."--Jacket.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2001.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS
Place of Publication:Norman
Language:eng
Publication Date:2001.

The Physical Object

Description:xvi-304 p. : : ill. ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0806132957, 9780806132952
oclc:ocn799411632
LC Classification:F644.F6
Dewey Decimal:978.4/73

Subjects

Bonthandel Fort Union (Dak. du N.) -- Histoire -- … Fort Union (N.D.) -- History -- 19th ce… Fort Union Region (N.D.) -- History -- … Fort Union, Région du (Dak. du N.) -- H… Fourrures -- Commerce -- 19e siècle. --… Fourrures -- Commerce -- 19e siècle. --… Fourrures -- Industrie et commerce -- 1… Frontier Frontier and pioneer life Frontier and pioneer life -- Missouri R… Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dako… Fur trade Fur trade -- History -- 19th century. -… Fur trade -- History -- 19th century. -… Fur trade -- North Dakota Fur traders -- Missouri River Region History Missouri River Region -- History Missouri River Valley