Friends, Foes, and Furs

George Nelson (1786-1859) was a clerk for the North West Company whose unusually detailed and personal writings provide a compelling portrait of the people engaged in the golden age of the Canadian fur trade. Friends, Foes, and Furs is a critical edition of Nelson''s daily journals, supplemented with exciting anecdotes from his "Reminiscences," which were written after his retirement to Lower Cana...