Carla B. (puppyluv) reviewed Company of Adventurers: The Story of the Hudson's Bay Company on + 552 more book reviews
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"A rollicking tale of capitalism among the beavers and caribou (that) makes Lee Iacocca's account of Chrysler seem tame."- Smithsonian
Newman "skillfully blends the fascinating details of daily frontier hardships with the grander policy designs in London and Paris." -New York Times Book Review
"...not only essential Canadian history; it's also a great adventure story."- Mordecai Richler
This book is grounded in solid research and delivered in a straightforward, readable style,
Annotation
"A rollicking tale of capitalism among the beavers and caribou (that) makes Lee Iacocca's account of Chrysler seem tame."- Smithsonian
Newman "skillfully blends the fascinating details of daily frontier hardships with the grander policy designs in London and Paris." -New York Times Book Review
"...not only essential Canadian history; it's also a great adventure story."- Mordecai Richler
This book is grounded in solid research and delivered in a straightforward, readable style,
Gerhard O. (nccorthu) reviewed Company of Adventurers: The Story of the Hudson's Bay Company on + 569 more book reviews
A Fine history of the Hudsons Bay Company ( still in existence) and in turn the founding of Canada . Lots of appendixes to give data. Well written considering that the source of much of it is from the almost 400 years of records and logs of the Company.
