A Savage Empire: Trappers, Traders, Tribes, and the Wars That Made America

A surprising and sweeping history that reveals the fur trade to be the driving force behind conquest,...
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Author: Alan Axelrod
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A Savage Empire: Trappers, Traders, Tribes, and the Wars That Made America by Axelrod, Alan

A Savage Empire: Trappers, Traders, Tribes, and the Wars That Made America

$90.58

A Savage Empire: Trappers, Traders, Tribes, and the Wars That Made America

$90.58
Author: Alan Axelrod
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

A surprising and sweeping history that reveals the fur trade to be the driving force behind conquest, colonization, and revolution in early America

Combining the epic saga of Hampton Sides's Blood and Thunder with the natural history of Mark Kurlansky's Cod, popular historian Alan Axelrod reveals the astonishingly vital role a small animal--the beaver--played in the creation of our nation. The author masterfully relays a story often neglected by conventional histories: how lust for fur trade riches moved monarchs and men to launch expeditions of discovery, finance massive corporate enterprises, and wage war. Deftly weaving cultural and military narratives, the author chronicles how Spanish, Dutch, French, English, and Native American tribes created and betrayed alliances based on trapping and trade disputes, producing a surprisingly complex series of loyalties that endured throughout the Revolution and beyond.

Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: 12/06/2011
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.50w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780312576561


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/15/2011
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2011
Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 86

About the Author

ALAN AXELROD is the author of The Real History of the American Revolution, What Every American Should Know about American History, Elizabeth I, CEO, and many other works. He is the president of The Ian Samuel Group, a book packager.




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