Project Gutenberg 2013-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 121 Willson, Beckles 1869 1942 Willson, Henry Beckles Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, Baron 1820 1914 Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, Baron Strathcona and Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, Baron Strathcona and Mount Smith, Donald Alexander, Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Strathcona and Mount Royal, Lord Heming, Arthur 1871 1940 Heming, Arthur Henry Howard The Great Company Being a History of the Honourable Company of Merchants-Adventurers Trading into Hudson's Bay E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "The Great Company" by Beckles Willson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the history of the Honourable Company of Merchants-Adventurers trading into Hudson's Bay, detailing the challenges, struggles, and achievements faced by this significant institution in the context of North American fur trade. It focuses on key figures, significant events, and interactions with both Indigenous populations and other colonial powers, illustrating the complex dynamics of trade and exploration during this period. The opening portion of the book introduces the background of the Hudson's Bay Company, highlighting its formation amidst English ambitions following the Restoration of the monarchy. It emphasizes the mercantile spirit that characterized England at the time and the quest for new trade routes, particularly into North America. Key figures like Prince Rupert and the adventurous traders Groseilliers and Radisson emerge as instrumental in the establishment of the Company, with an initial emphasis on the fur trade's potential wealth. The narrative establishes the foundational context for the ensuing chapters, setting the stage for the intricate history of the fur trade and the Company's enduring influence on Canadian development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Northwest, Canadian -- History Hudson's Bay Company Fur trade -- Canada F1001 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 1261996 1261781 2024-09-17T16:14:26.383096 2023-09-18T10:51:38.162565 text/html text/html 1263920 2013-03-08T22:21:34 text/html 7352830 2013-03-08T22:27:41 text/html application/zip 7818396 2024-09-17T16:14:47.853014 application/epub+zip 7832225 2024-09-17T16:14:30.937087 application/epub+zip 531574 2024-09-17T16:14:28.395076 application/epub+zip 8201238 2024-09-17T16:14:59.043921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8137315 2024-09-17T16:14:44.822997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 886940 2022-09-19T10:18:27.881421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1111786 1111610 2024-09-17T16:14:22.955378 2023-09-18T10:51:35.170513 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1111047 2013-03-08T22:17:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 405738 2013-03-08T22:17:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1111169 2013-03-08T22:17:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 405505 2013-03-08T22:17:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21883 2024-09-17T16:14:59.227928 application/rdf+xml 13109 2024-09-17T16:14:28.878103 image/jpeg 3487 2024-09-17T16:14:28.631104 image/jpeg 7521984 2024-09-17T16:14:26.842094 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia