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Acknowledgments; Prologue. I Was Born at Aughnacloy in the North of Ireland in 1739: A Ubiquitous Man, the Great Lakes Fur Trade, and the British Empire; Chapter One. Pretty Much of a Schemer: Albany, Pontiac's War, and John Askin's Bankruptcy, 1758-1764; Chapter Two. There Have Been Many Who Complain Much against You: Michilimackinac, Fur Trade Reforms, and John Askin's Commissaryship, 1764-1767; Chapter Three. Sound as a Roach and as Full of Intrigue: Michilimackinac, the Hudson's Bay Company, and John Askin's Fur Trade, 1767-1774 |
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Chapter Four. One Should Never Give Offence in Trade: Michilimackinac, the American Revolution, and John Askin's Network of Exchange, 1774-1779Chapter Five. The Key of Canada in His Pocket: Michilimackinac, the British Empire, and John Askin's Banishment, 1779-1781; Epilogue. A Drink Generally Closes the Scene: Alexander Henry's Lament and John Askin's Death; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Askin, John, 1739-1815.
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Askin, John, 1739-1815 fast |
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Northwest, Old
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Michigan -- Mackinac, Straits of, Region
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Trading posts -- Michigan -- Mackinac, Straits of, Region -- History
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Fur trade -- Northwest, Old
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Fur traders -- Michigan -- Biography
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HISTORY -- General.
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Frontier and pioneer life
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Fur trade
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Fur traders
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Trading posts
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Northwest, Old -- Biography
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Great Lakes Region (North America) -- History
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Mackinac, Straits of, Region (Mich.) -- Biography
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Fort Michilimackinac (Mackinaw City, Mich.) -- History
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Great Lakes Region
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Michigan
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Michigan -- Mackinaw City -- Fort Michilimackinac
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Michigan -- Straits of Mackinac Region
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United States -- Old Northwest
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Biographies
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History
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781609175436 |
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1609175433 |
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