The apprentice's tale

Type

Book

Authors

Hugh Mackay Ross ( Ross, Hugh Mackay )

ISBN 10

0920486142

ISBN 13

9780920486146

Tags

Hugh Mackay Ross -- 1912, Fur traders -- Ontario -- Biography, Hudson's Bay Company -- Biography, Hudson's Bay Company, Fur trade -- Ontario -- History -- 20th century, Fur Traders, Fur trade, Ontario

Abstract

"Hugh Mackay Ross was born in Rothes and educated at Elgin Academy, Morayshire, Scotland. In 1930 at the age of 18, he joined the Hudson's Bay Company and sailed for Canada. His first posting was Grassy Narrows in Northern Ontario where the Ojibway taught him their language and survival skills. He was introduced to the resort trade at Minaki Lodge and was manager of the company store on Bear Island in Lake Temagami."--WorldCat.org.

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