Emperor Of The North
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (565 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0002007835 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Maurice A. Rhodes said Simpson: A Giant in Canada's History. This book tells an exciting an important part of our history. It is a story of which more Canadians should be familiar as he puts many other heroes to shame. While he certainly wasn't a nice guy (he would have made a great Wal-Mart manager) he vitalized the Hudson Bay Company fur trade in it's dying days, after the merging of the North West Company and the Hudson Bay. He was fearless and brooked no lackadaisical employees, firing or transferring them for slacking off or inefficiency. He took his bride to York Factory on Hudson Bay an unhappy bride many years yo. Novelistic Biography Benjamin Trovato The general reader will enjoy this biography of a remarkable personality who had a major impact on North American history. There are too many "must haves" and "would haves" for this to be an academic biography. That said, the technique makes the book readable, fills in the undocumented places and gives the reader a clear idea of the background. For a good general history of the Hudson's Bay Company see Peter C. Newman, "Empire of the Bay".
He lives in Seeley's Bay, Ontario.. A recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, he is the curator of the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough. Raffan is a fellow and former governor of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and has served as chair of the Arctic Institute of North America. About the AuthorJames Raffan is one of our foremost authorities on the North, the wilderness and the canoeing tradition. He is also the editor of Rendezvous with the Wild: The Boreal Forest and The Lure of Faraway Places. He is the author of Fire in the Bones, the acclaimed bestselling biography of Bill Mason; Bark, Skin and Cedar: Exploring the Canoe in Canadian Experience; and Deep Waters
A recipient of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, he is the curator of the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough. Raffan is a fellow and former governor of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and has served as chair of the Arctic Institute of North America. He is the author of Fire in the Bones, the a
In an absorbing and lively new book on The Bay, James Raffan explores the forces that moulded a man, a company and a country.The histories of Sir George Simpson and the HBC in the golden years of the 19th century are in many ways one history, for Simpson’s professional acumen and personal ambitions propelled a failing business to a position of great wealth and political power. Meticulously researched, highly readable and wonderfully illuminated by maps and archival photographs, Emperor of the North is a delight for his