The conquest of the great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2) by Agnes C. Laut

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69591.html.images 628 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69591.epub3.images 2.3 MB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69591.epub.images 2.3 MB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69591.epub.noimages 383 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69591.kf8.images 2.5 MB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69591.kindle.images 2.4 MB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69591.txt.utf-8 572 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/69591/pg69591-h.zip 2.2 MB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Laut, Agnes C., 1871-1936
Title The conquest of the great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2)
Being the story of the adventurers of England known as the Hudson's Bay Company. New pages in the history of the Canadian northwest and western states
Original Publication Canada: The Musson Book Company Limited,1908.
Credits Fiona Holmes, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.
Summary "The Conquest of the Great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2)" by Agnes C. Laut is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles the adventures of the Hudson's Bay Company, detailing the expansive fur trade and exploration of the Canadian Northwest and Western States. Laut’s narrative promises to uncover the tumultuous history of the adventurers who ventured into uncharted territories and navigated the complexities of early North American trade, showcasing the exploits of notable figures like Henry Hudson and Pierre le Moyne d'Iberville. At the start of the book, the author sets the stage for the voyages of Henry Hudson, recounting his obsession with discovering a passage across the Pole and the motivations behind his explorations. The narrative describes Hudson's crew and their perilous journey through uncharted waters, facing the harsh realities of ice-strewn seas and the unknown challenges of Arctic exploration. Throughout these early chapters, Laut captures the tension between dreamers and practical men, highlighting Hudson's indomitable spirit amid the struggles with nature and his ultimately flawed pursuit of glory in the harsh wilderness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class F1001: North America local history: Canada
Subject Hudson's Bay Company
Subject Northwest, Canadian
Subject Hudson Bay -- History
Category Text
EBook-No. 69591
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 78 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!