HENRY, Alexander

Travels and Adventures in Canada and the Indian Territories, Between

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HENRY, Alexander. Travels and Adventures in Canada and the Indian Territories, Between the Years 1760 and 1776. N.Y.: I. Riley, 1809. 1st ed. Complete with the portrait and errata. (8), 330pp. Orig. full calf, rebacked in matching calf. Very good. HOWES H420, "b." GRAFF 1866. FIELD 686. SABIN 31383. TPL 484. AYER 129. STREETER SALE 3661. GAGNON 1652. COX II, p.180. LANDE 1224. WAGNER-CAMP 7. PEEL 18. BELL, p.328. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 17737. GREENLY, MICHIGAN 40. REESE, BEST OF THE WEST 31. Alexander Henry was one of the most adventurous of the English fur traders active before the Revolution, and ventured at an early date deep into French-dominated Indian territory, including Fort Michilimackinac and the mouth of the Saskatchewan. Part I consists of Henry's reminiscences of fur trading among the Indians of the upper Great Lakes region, and his escape from the massacre at Fort Michilimackinac during Pontiac's war. He was captured, however, in 1763, and his account of the captivity offers much early material on the domestic habits of the northern Indians. Part II is comprised of his travels and adventures in the Indian country. "Authentic narrative of fur-trading among Indians of the upper lakes" (Howes).

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