The most respectable place in the territory : everyday life in Hudson's Bay Company Service, York Factory, 1788 to 1870

Type

Book

Authors

Michael Payne ( Payne, Michael )

ISBN 10

066012940X

ISBN 13

9780660129402

Tags

Fur trade, Hudson's Bay Company, Frontier and Pioneer life, Hudson's Bay Company -- History, York Factory (Man.) -- History, York Factory (Man.) -- Social conditions, Fur trade -- Social aspects -- Manitoba -- York Factory, Frontier and pioneer life -- Canadian Northwest, Fur trade -- Canadian Northwest -- History, Manitoba -- York Factory, Manitoba

Abstract

"A historical study of York Factory, a Hudson's Bay Company outpost in Manitoba on the western edge of Hudson Bay. Concerned primarily with describing the main features of life at York Factory between 1788 and 1870. Covers topics such as social structure and social relations; work; recreation and leisure; accidents, disease and medical care; education and religion and the standard of living. Includes photographs, drawings, bibliography and maps."--WorldCat.org.

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