The North American fur trade began around 1500 off the coast of Newfoundland and became one of the most powerful industries in US history. In Minnesota country, the Dakota and the Ojibwe traded in ...

A review of "Fur, Fortune and Empire," Eric Jay Dolin's epic history of how the relentless search for furs shaped the settlement of America. Dolin will discuss his book at 7 p.m. Wednesday at ...

The North American fur trade played a major role in the history of European and Native interactions. This trade of goods led to exploration, political alliances, new cultures, and more.

"Fur, Fortune, and Empire": How the fur trade shaped America Animal pelts helped create our nation -- and spawn a global power struggle. A fascinating new book explains how.

Frontier is being billed as an action-adventure series that will chronicle the North American fur trade in the late 18th century. Momoa will play Declan Harp, a ruthless trader who, not unlike the ...

Returning from the Connecticut woods each day, after a morning of checking 40 or more animal traps, Don Dandelski always takes a look at the latest cable news. In the global fur business, internati… ...

Four centuries of fur-trade trapping nearly wiped beavers off the North American map. Now they're back, big time, and we're discovering that sharing the landscape with such tenacious ecosystem ...

Not too long ago, a show about the North American fur trade would likely have disregarded the stories of the Native American people and focused solely on the company. Those behind Frontier wanted ...

IN this sophisticated and detailed account of the North American fur trade, American historian Alan Axelrod digs deep in his research and discovers, along with the usual cast of historical figures ...

Authors Evelyn Rodewald and Neil Van Sickle will present “The Indian Way: Indians and the North American Fur Trade” on Thursday at the Clark County Historical Museum. The “First Thursday ...