Fur Trader

Gerd Kjustad Mortensen is the daughter-in-law of Einar Odd Mortensen Sr. She holds a M.Ed. and has taught at Oslo College, Hamar College, and at the University of Stavanger. Ingrid Urberg is Associate Professor of Scandinavian Studies at Augustana Campus, University of Alberta. Daniel Sims is a member of the Tsay Keh Dene First Nation. He is Associate Professor of First Nations Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia.

• Acknowledgements ixIntroduction xiIngrid Urberg & Daniel SimsMap xli 1 | North of the 53rd Parallel 12 | Alone at the Trading Post 173 | From Camp to Church 274 | From Greenhorn to Old-Timer 475 | Sons of the Wilderness 576 | Hudson’s Bay versus Free Trader 897 | Towards New Hunting Grounds 978 | Days at Oxford Lake 113Epilogue 127 A Personal Perspective on the Author and the BookGerd Kjustad MortensenReading Guide and Discussion Questions 137Notes 141Bibliography 167"

“The Fur Trader provides an outsider view of life in the fur trade in the 1920s and is a text to be studied for its perspective and tone as much as for its content. Readers who enjoy travel, exploration, and fur trade history will find this book interesting and useful.” Winona Wheeler, University of Saskatchewan