Pelts and Palisades: The Story of Fur and the Rivalry for Pelts in Early America
Pelts and Palisades: The Story of Fur and the Rivalry for Pelts in Early America is a free 288-page history ebook by Nathaniel C. Hale, published Aug 2022. It is free to download in PDF, ePub, and Kindle formats — no payment required. Downloaded 116 times.
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In the seventeenth century there was a seemingly insatiable demand in Europe for beaver pelts, inflated in no small degree by early laws prohibiting the use of cheaper furs in hat making. Since there was an apparently inexhaustible supply of these pelts in America, the fur trade quickly became the economic lifeblood of the colonies. On it was laid the cornerstone of American commerce.
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