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Author Carroll, Justin M., author

Title The merchant John Askin : furs and empire at British Michilimackinac / Justin M. Carroll
Published East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2017]

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Contents 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
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
Subject Askin, John, 1739-1815.
SUBJECT Askin, John, 1739-1815 fast
Subject Frontier and pioneer life -- Northwest, Old
Frontier and pioneer life -- Michigan -- Mackinac, Straits of, Region
Trading posts -- Michigan -- Mackinac, Straits of, Region -- History
Fur trade -- Northwest, Old
Fur traders -- Michigan -- Biography
HISTORY -- General.
Frontier and pioneer life
Fur trade
Fur traders
Trading posts
SUBJECT Northwest, Old -- Biography
Great Lakes Region (North America) -- History
Mackinac, Straits of, Region (Mich.) -- Biography
Fort Michilimackinac (Mackinaw City, Mich.) -- History
Subject Great Lakes Region
Michigan
Michigan -- Mackinaw City -- Fort Michilimackinac
Michigan -- Straits of Mackinac Region
United States -- Old Northwest
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781609175436
1609175433
Other Titles Furs and empire at British Michilimackinac