Author: HUGH MACKAY ROSS
Title: The Apprentice's Tale
Description: Winnipeg: Watson and Dwyer Publishing Ltd, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0920486169. 190 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. In 1930 the author sailed from Scotland to Canada at the age of 18 to begin work for the Hudson's Bay Company at Grassy Narrows, Ontario where the Ojibway taught him their language and survival skills. He went on to postings at: Temagami, Ontario; Waterways, Alberta; Nekina, Saskatchewan; and became District Manager of Northern Saskatchewan. In 1946 he was transferred to Hudson's Bay House in Winnipeg. "His detailed description of the trade goods and practices of the 1930s are a rare source of information for students of the fur trade and native studies. His stories of summers at two of Ontario's famous vacation spots will evoke memories for countless vacationers and cottage owners." - back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Ross Hugh Mackay, Fur Traders - Ontario - Biography, Hudson's Bay Company - Biography, Fur Trade - Ontario - History - 20th Century, Minaki Lodge. Good .

Keywords: 0920486169 Hudson' 20th Peoples Travel Exploration & Adventure