The merchant John Askin : furs and empire at British Michilimackinac
- Title
- The merchant John Askin : furs and empire at British Michilimackinac / Justin M. Carroll.
- Published by
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2017]
- Author
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Details
- Description
- xx, 229 pages; 23 cm
- Alternative title
- Furs and empire at British Michilimackinac
- Subject
- Frontier and pioneer life > Michigan > Mackinac, Straits of, Region
- Northwest, Old > Biography
- Great Lakes Region (North America) > History
- Frontier and pioneer life > Northwest, Old
- Askin, John, 1739-1815
- Fur trade > Northwest, Old
- Mackinac, Straits of, Region (Mich.) > Biography
- Trading posts > Michigan > Mackinac, Straits of, Region > History
- Fort Michilimackinac (Mackinaw City, Mich.) > History
- Fur traders > Michigan > Biography
- Contents
- Prologue. "I was born at Aughnacloy in the North of Ireland in 1739": a ubiquitous man, the Great Lakes' fur trade, and the British Empire -- "Pretty much of a schemer": Albany, Pontiac's War, and John Askin's bankruptcy, 1758-1764 -- "There have been many -- who complain much against [you]": Michilimackinac, fur trade reforms, and John Askin's commissaryship, 1764-1767 -- "Sound as a roach and as full of intrigue": Michilimackinac, the Hudson's Bay Company, and John Askin's fur trade, 1767-1774 -- "One should never give offence in trade": Michilimackinac, the American Revolution, and John Askin's network of exchange, 1774-1779 -- "The Key of Canada in his pocket": Michilimackinac, the British Empire, and John Askin's banishment, 1779-1781 000 -- Epilogue. "A drink generally closes the scene": John Askin's death and Alexander Henry's lament.
- Call number
- JFE 17-10166
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Author
- Carroll, Justin M., author.
- Title
- The merchant John Askin : furs and empire at British Michilimackinac / Justin M. Carroll.
- Publisher
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2017]
- Type of content
- text
- Type of medium
- unmediated
- Type of carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- LCCN
- 2016057854
- ISBN
- 9781611862614 paperback alkaline paper
- 1611862612 paperback alkaline paper
- Research call number
- JFE 17-10166