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Article: Fur trade wars: the founding of Western Canada.
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- Manitoba History
- Article date:
- September 1, 1999
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1999 Manitoba Historical Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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J.M. Bumsted, Fur Trade Wars: The Founding of Western Canada. Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications, 1999. 272 pp. Maps, b&w illus., bibliography, index. $19.95.
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