The Red River Trails: Oxcart Routes between St. Paul and the Selkirk Settlement, 1820-1870

The Red River Trails: Oxcart Routes between St. Paul and the Selkirk Settlement, 1820-1870 The many difficulties and occasional rewards of early travel and transportation in Minnesota are highlighted in this book, along with the state's relations with what became western Canada and insights into the development of business in Minnesota. The meeting of Indian and European cultures is vividly manifested by the mixed-blood Metis who became the mainstay of the Red River trade. Autor: Rhoda Gilman Wydawnictwo: Minnesota Historical Society Press Rok wydania: 2005 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 116 Wymiary: 28.0 x 21.6 x 0.9 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780873511339