Northern Trader: The Last Days Of The Fur Trade
by H.S.M. Kemp /
2014 / English / EPUB
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With previously unpublished photographs, this new edition
of Northern Trader is a vivid personal memoir and
valuable primary account of the last days of the fur trade. Harold
Kemp recounts the routines and rhythms of that long-lost way of
life and paints a portrait of the north as a "vast region of
infinite allure."
With previously unpublished photographs, this new edition
of Northern Trader is a vivid personal memoir and
valuable primary account of the last days of the fur trade. Harold
Kemp recounts the routines and rhythms of that long-lost way of
life and paints a portrait of the north as a "vast region of
infinite allure."
In palpable, often gripping prose, Kemp depicts life on the trail
in all seasons: paddling and portaging freight canoes, using
muzzle-loaders, running on snowshoes to break trails for dogs
pulling toboggans, and making camp at the end of an exhausting
day.
In palpable, often gripping prose, Kemp depicts life on the trail
in all seasons: paddling and portaging freight canoes, using
muzzle-loaders, running on snowshoes to break trails for dogs
pulling toboggans, and making camp at the end of an exhausting
day.
A gifted writer, Kemp creates distinctive portraits of those he
encounters, including the Cree people among whom he lived, whose
language he spoke, whose skills he admired, and whose customs he
respected.
A gifted writer, Kemp creates distinctive portraits of those he
encounters, including the Cree people among whom he lived, whose
language he spoke, whose skills he admired, and whose customs he
respected.
