Trader King [William Cornwallis King As Told To Mary Weekes]

King, William Cornwallis. As Told To Mary Weekes.

Calgary, 2007

By Fifth House Ltd.
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Details

Card covers, 159 pages, 5.5x8.5 in, [14x21.5 cm]. Originally published in 1949, by School Aid And Text Book Publishing Co. - the present edition a 2007 Fifth House Ltd. printing.
Condition

Ownership inscription on the verso of the front cover; fore-edge corners bumped and creased; Covers and text-block slightly age-tanned. Covers with minor abrasions and creases. Spine-edge sunned.
Notes


The life and career of William Cornwallis King, a native of the Isle of Man, who entered the service of the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1862 and remained with the Company until 1903. Weekes documents King’s long and varied service across the Old North-West, detailing his many roles and the changing landscapes of the fur trade era. A firsthand account offering insight into the workings of the HBC and frontier life in 19th-century.
ISBN

9781897252154
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