Project Gutenberg 2013-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 452 Bryce, George 1844 1931 The Remarkable History of the Hudson's Bay Company Including that of the French Traders of North-Western Canada and of the North-West, XY, and Astor Fur Companies Produced by Melissa McDaniel, Christian Boissonnas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Remarkable History of the Hudson's Bay Company" by George Bryce is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work meticulously chronicles the extensive legacy and influence of the Hudson's Bay Company over its long history, emphasizing its critical role in trade, exploration, and the governance of vast territories in North America. The narrative takes the reader through the company's foundational years, its key figures, and its interactions with rival trading entities, particularly the French traders and other companies, thus painting a detailed picture of the fur trade era. The opening of the book introduces the rich history surrounding the establishment of the Hudson's Bay Company, highlighting its adventurous beginnings with explorers Pierre Esprit Radisson and Médard Chouart des Groseilliers, who first sought to harness trade in the region. As they navigated personal and political challenges, the narrative lays the groundwork for how these early ventures and royal interventions led to the formation of a company that would eventually control vast expanses of land. Through various challenges and detailed accounts of expeditions, Bryce sets the stage for understanding the larger impact the Hudson's Bay Company had on Canada's development and its complex relationships with Indigenous peoples and competing traders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44312/44312-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Northwest, Canadian -- History Hudson's Bay Company North West Company XY Company Fur trade -- Northwest, Canadian F1001 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1279457 2025-06-18T04:03:00.961269 text/html 1273347 2024-10-23T20:05:05 text/html 7321316 2025-06-18T04:03:23.132209 application/epub+zip 7334844 2025-06-18T04:03:05.996355 application/epub+zip 513727 2025-06-18T04:03:02.674295 application/epub+zip 5536648 2025-06-18T04:03:34.487153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5418896 2025-06-18T04:03:19.190230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 742364 2022-09-20T08:13:05.305901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1126614 2023-09-19T09:49:07.770652 text/plain 1106796 2024-10-23T20:05:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17041 2025-06-18T04:03:34.671149 application/rdf+xml 5898 2025-06-18T04:03:02.853286 image/jpeg 1534 2025-06-18T04:03:02.765279 image/jpeg 9977849 2025-06-18T04:03:01.304274 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 Manitoba Historical Society en.wikipedia