Son of the Fur Trade

The Memoirs of Johnny Grant

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Born in 1833 at Fort Edmonton, Johnny Grant experienced and wrote about many historical events in the Canada-US northwest, and died within sight of the same fort in 1907. Grant was not only a fur trader; he was instrumental in early ranching efforts in Montana and played a pivotal role in the Riel Resistance of 1869-70. Published in its entirety for the first time, Grant's memoir-with a perceptive introduction by Gerhard Ens-is an indispensable primary source for the shelves of fur trade and Métis historians.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-11-21
Mått152 x 229 x 29 mm
Vikt710 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor468
FörlagUniversity of Alberta Press
ISBN9780888644916
UtmärkelserWinner of Margaret McWilliams Competition - Popular History 2008

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Born and raised in Manitoba, Gerhard Ens is Associate Professor of History and Classics at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He has spent his professional career researching and writing about the fur trade, the Métis, and First Nations communities in Canada. In recent years he has also worked as a consultant and testified as an expert witness in various Métis and Indigenous Title and Treaty Rights court cases.

"Johnny Grant was one of those legendary frontiersman who lived large and unapologetically, amassing his fortune on gut instinct, guile and charm. Born at Fort Edmonton in 1833, the Métis land speculator and rancher had an affinity for adventure and seduction. In the course of his life he managed to sire 28 children by at least six women. He tells in his memoir, 'I may reflect here that about this part of my nature, this great fondness for women which has followed me through life, that it has brought me very close to trouble at times, but I always got out of it without any serious consequences.'" Geoff McMaster, Express News, University of Alberta, December 10, 2008