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Can I read Otter Skins, Boston Ships, and China Goods : The Maritime Fur Trade of the Northwest Coast, 1785-1841 on EtoBox?

Otter Skins, Boston Ships, and China Goods : The Maritime Fur Trade of the Northwest Coast, 1785-1841 by James R. Gibson is a business book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Otter Skins, Boston Ships, and China Goods : The Maritime Fur Trade of the Northwest Coast, 1785-1841 about?

Before contact with white people, the Northwest Coast natives had traded amongst themselves and with other indigenous people farther inland, but by the end of the 1780s, when Russian coasters had penetrated the Gulf of Alaska and British merchantmen were frequenting Nootka Sound, trade had become the dominant economic activity in the area. The Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Nootka, Salish, and Chinook Indians spent much of their time hunting fur-bearing animals and trading their pelts -- especially

Who reads Otter Skins, Boston Ships, and China Goods : The Maritime Fur Trade of the Northwest Coast, 1785-1841?

It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.

Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.

Author
James R. Gibson
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Published
1992
Language
EN
ISBN
9780773582026
Category
business
Subjects
Business, History, Management
Updated
2026-03-24

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