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This text is an account of the maritime fur trade on the northwest coast of North America. While previous studies have concentrated on the boom years of the fur trade before the war of 1812, Gibson reveals that the maritime fur trade persisted into the 1840s and shows that the trade was not solely or even principally the domain of American traders. He also assesses the physical and cultural effects of this trade on the Northwest Coast and Hawaiian Islands and on the industrialization of the New England states.

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This is an outstanding book. As in his earlier books and articles, Gibson's scholarship and methodology are meticulous. His antiquarian zeal for small facts is combined with an ability to combine them and derive firm evidence ... he indicates the significance of the trade, methods, and changing fortunes to better effect than Howay's other earlier treatments. The work is therefore a major contribution, at once a comprehensive survey and modern approach. Richard Pierce, Visiting Professor of History, University of Alaska. A masterful study. Hitherto no good analysis has been done on the economic side of these affairs. Gibson's judicious treatment is to be applauded. Based on meticulous research and extensive knowledge of primary and secondary sources ... the scholarship is exceedingly sound. This book will become the standard source unlikely to be superseded. Gibson's work does for the Northwest Coast of North America what Harold Innis's did for the Atlantic fisheries. Barry Gough, Department of History, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Reviews of the hardcover: It is a rich and intriguing tale ... a masterpiece of historical research that intertwines the rituals, commercial aspects, and cultures that made the fur trade an intriguing and significant theme in history. James P. Delgado, The Mariner's Mirror. This reviewer has never encountered a more coherent, useful, enjoyable, and detailed account of the Pacific Northwest Coast maritime fur trade than that offered by this book. John Frazier Henry, B.C. Historical News. The book is an outstanding one which will remain the authority on its subject. Alan Cameron, Lloyd's List. This is an outstanding book. As in his earlier books and articles, Gibson's scholarship and methodology are meticulous. Richard Pierce, Visiting Professor of History, University of Alaska. A masterful study ... This book will become the standard source unlikely to be superseded. Gibson's work does for the Northwest Coast of North America what Harold Innis's did for the Atlantic fisheries. Barry Gough, Department of History, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Reviews of the hardcover: It is a rich and intriguing tale ... a masterpiece of historical research that intertwines the rituals, commercial aspects, and cultures that made the fur trade an intriguing and significant theme in history. James P. Delgado, The Mariner's Mirror. This reviewer has never encountered a more coherent, useful, enjoyable, and detailed account of the Pacific Northwest Coast maritime fur trade than that offered by this book. John Frazier Henry, B.C. Historical News. The book is an outstanding one which will remain the authority on its subject. Alan Cameron, Lloyd's List. This is an outstanding book. As in his earlier books and articles, Gibson's scholarship and methodology are meticulous. Richard Pierce, Visiting Professor of History, University of Alaska. A masterful study ... This book will become the standard source unlikely to be superseded. Gibson's work does for the Northwest Coast of North America what Harold Innis's did for the Atlantic fisheries. Barry Gough, Department of History, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Reviews of the hardcover: ""It is a rich and intriguing tale ... a masterpiece of historical research that intertwines the rituals, commercial aspects, and cultures that made the fur trade an intriguing and significant theme in history."" James P. Delgado, The Mariner's Mirror. ""This reviewer has never encountered a more coherent, useful, enjoyable, and detailed account of the Pacific Northwest Coast maritime fur trade than that offered by this book."" John Frazier Henry, B.C. Historical News. ""The book is an outstanding one which will remain the authority on its subject."" Alan Cameron, Lloyd's List. ""This is an outstanding book. As in his earlier books and articles, Gibson's scholarship and methodology are meticulous."" Richard Pierce, Visiting Professor of History, University of Alaska. ""A masterful study ... This book will become the standard source unlikely to be superseded. Gibson's work does for the Northwest Coast of North America what Harold Innis's did for the Atlantic fisheries."" Barry Gough, Department of History, Wilfrid Laurier University.

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