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portada Brackenridge's Journal of a voyage up the river Missouri, 1811; Franchère's Voyage to Northwest Coast, 1811-1814 (en Inglés)
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Libro Físico
Editorial
Idioma
Inglés
N° páginas
298
Encuadernación
Tapa Blanda
ISBN13
9789309333057

Brackenridge's Journal of a voyage up the river Missouri, 1811; Franchère's Voyage to Northwest Coast, 1811-1814 (en Inglés)

Gabriel Franchere;H. M. Brackenridge (Autor) · Alpha Edition · Tapa Blanda

Brackenridge's Journal of a voyage up the river Missouri, 1811; Franchère's Voyage to Northwest Coast, 1811-1814 (en Inglés) - Gabriel Franchere;H. M. Brackenridge

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Two firsthand journeys reveal frontier enterprise at its most precarious, where trade depends upon river currents, scarce provisions and negotiations that can alter an expedition's prospects. One narrative follows a commercial and exploratory party led by Manuel Lisa up the Missouri River, recording arduous navigation, hunting and encounters with Indigenous nations. Close observation turns the route into more than a passage through unfamiliar country: landscapes, wildlife, settlements and societies emerge alongside the practical pressures of survival and commerce. Across sea, inland waterways and overland routes, the second account traces the establishment and operation of an American fur-trading post on the lower Columbia. Exploration is inseparable from provisioning, diplomacy and resistance, while rival companies and international conflict expose the vulnerability of distant ventures. The trading post becomes a working frontier enterprise rather than a romantic abstraction, shaped by geography, scarcity, illness and violence. Together, these travel narratives place direct experience at the centre of fur trade history. Their explorers and traders must read waterways, secure supplies, manage competition and negotiate with Indigenous communities whose decisions matter to every undertaking. The combination of river travel, overland hardship and detailed social observation gives the volume an unusually broad view of exploration, showing how ambition repeatedly meets the limits imposed by terrain and human conflict. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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