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New book out on HBC #7129078 01/09/21 10:32 PM 01/09/21 10:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,210 Manitoba N Northof50 OP trapper
Northof50 OP trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,210 Manitoba	The title is; The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire by Stephen R. Bown ; Penquin Random House 496 pages $ 37 Canadian there was a review in the Winnipeg Free Press 2021-1-9 in History/Books anyone read it yet? His two of his previous books were 2003's Scurvy and 2009's Merchant Kings

Re: New book out on HBC [Re: Northof50] #7129494 01/10/21 08:45 AM 01/10/21 08:45 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 335 Northern Manitoba scootermac trapper
scootermac trapper Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 335 Northern Manitoba	Originally Posted by Northof50 The title is; The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire by Stephen R. Bown ; Penquin Random House 496 pages $ 37 Canadian there was a review in the Winnipeg Free Press 2021-1-9 in History/Books anyone read it yet? His two of his previous books were 2003's Scurvy and 2009's Merchant Kings I bought this for my father at Christmas, hopefully when he finishes it I'll get a chance to read it.

Re: New book out on HBC [Re: Northof50] #7129541 01/10/21 09:30 AM 01/10/21 09:30 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,210 Manitoba N Northof50 OP trapper
Northof50 OP trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,210 Manitoba	At McNally Book store ? was that where you bought it Scootermac

Re: New book out on HBC [Re: Northof50] #7130477 01/10/21 07:46 PM 01/10/21 07:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 335 Northern Manitoba scootermac trapper
scootermac trapper Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 335 Northern Manitoba	Originally Posted by Northof50 At McNally Book store ? was that where you bought it Scootermac Ordered online from Chapters/Indigo

Re: New book out on HBC [Re: Northof50] #7131605 01/11/21 12:42 PM 01/11/21 12:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 392 ak nooksack trapper
nooksack trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 392 ak	This is another great book, it details the rise of the Rocky Mt. fur company, and the subsequent fall as HBC took over. Excellent read.

Re: New book out on HBC [Re: Northof50] #7132265 01/11/21 07:21 PM 01/11/21 07:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 16,700 north Idaho W wissmiss trapper
wissmiss trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 16,700 north Idaho	Looks like that book has been read multiple times! A scuffed up cover is a good indication of a good read! LOL www.usedtraps.com Please check out my updated inventory of Native American books.

Re: New book out on HBC [Re: Northof50] #7133088 01/12/21 03:31 AM 01/12/21 03:31 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 392 ak nooksack trapper
nooksack trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 392 ak	It spent many years on the Nowitna, Kantishna, and a few other remote cabins before it was handed down to me. I have read it several times too

Re: New book out on HBC [Re: Northof50] #7133089 01/12/21 03:49 AM 01/12/21 03:49 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 446 Southeast, AK R rosscoak trapper
rosscoak trapper R Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 446 Southeast, AK	That's a good one Todd,so I have heard.

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