The Canadian Prairies: A HistoryProfessor Gerald Friesen of the University of Manitoba presents an authoritative interpretation of the Canadian prairie experience, beginning in 1600. |
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Introduction | 3 |
An introduction | 10 |
The natives fur trade 16401840 | 22 |
Copyright | |
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