Project Gutenberg 2005-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 321 McLean, John 1799 1890 M'Lean, John Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory. Volume I. Produced by Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, Wallace McLean, William Flis, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory. Volume I." by John M'Lean is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The narrative chronicles the author's experiences as an Indian trader and an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company, shedding light on the challenging realities of life in the vast and often harsh territories they operated in. M'Lean aims to provide insights into the lives of both the traders and the Indigenous peoples, aiming to reveal the often misunderstood hardships and dynamics in this colonial context. At the start of the narrative, the author outlines his motivations for documenting his experiences—primarily to combat loneliness and share his adventures with friends. He introduces the complexities of trade and the competition faced by the Hudson's Bay Company in a landscape populated by Indigenous tribes, other traders, and colonial rivalries. The opening chapters explore M'Lean's early service, including his interactions with various communities, his insights on the operations of the Hudson's Bay Company, and the cultural and social fabric within which these interactions occurred. Through detailed anecdotes, he sets the stage for a vivid portrayal of life on the frontier, marked by both camaraderie and conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Labrador (N.L.) -- Description and travel Hudson's Bay Company Northwest, Canadian -- Description and travel Indians of North America -- Languages McLean, John, 1799-1890 F1001 Text Category: Biographies Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 358000 2025-08-06T13:38:23.930668 text/html 349865 2020-12-14T07:01:04 text/html 234920 2025-08-06T13:38:32.128593 application/epub+zip 239587 2025-08-06T13:38:27.610653 application/epub+zip 196643 2025-08-06T13:38:26.300632 application/epub+zip 538534 2025-08-06T13:38:35.700594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508394 2025-08-06T13:38:31.211636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278261 2022-09-07T21:16:22.729442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322858 2025-08-06T13:38:23.416141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 322604 2020-12-14T07:01:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 322501 2020-12-14T07:01:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21875 2025-08-06T13:38:35.841582 application/rdf+xml 25083 2025-08-06T13:38:26.820635 image/jpeg 4638 2025-08-06T13:38:26.562618 image/jpeg 124514 2020-12-14T07:01:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 131177 2020-12-14T07:01:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 124358 2020-12-14T07:01:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 232316 2025-08-06T13:38:23.957682 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia