Directory of Fur Trade Resources

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Subcategories

• Carson, Kit
• Lewis and Clark
• Living History

Resources in This Category

• Library of Fur Trade Historical Source Documents

  http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/mmarch.html
  Collection of accounts of the Rocky Mountain fur trade from the 1800s through the 1840s, mostly in the form of letters and journals from travelers, fur trappers, and traders.

• Mountain Men and the Fur Trade

  http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm.html
  About history of the fur trade in the Rocky Mountain West from 1800 to 1850. Intends to become a text collection of historical source materials about the trade.

• Mountain Men, Fur Trappers

  http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/hubs/mountain_men_trapers_fur_traders/mountain_men_trapers_fur_traders.html
  A list of Mountain Men and Fur Trappers with biographies and links.

• Museum of the Mountain Man

  http://museumofthemountainman.com/
  Focusing on the era of the Mountain man and the Western fur trade's historical significance. Online exhibits, museum information, photographs, events, and Rendezvous information.

• Northwest Fur Traders

  http://www.oregonpioneers.com/traders.htm
  Information on the 4 major fur companies in the Pacific Northwest: Hudson Bay Company, Pacific Fur Company, Northwest company, and the Rocky Mountain Fur Company.

• Northwest Journal

  http://www.northwestjournal.ca/
  Provides detailed, well documented and referenced information for Canadian fur trade era.

• The Fur Trade and Historical Archaeology: A Bibliography

  http://www.digitalpresence.com/histarch/furtrade.html
  Comprehensive listing of books and articles relating to the history of the fur trade.

• The Mountain Men: Pathfinders of the West

  http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/HNS/Mtmen/home.html
  Covering the period of 1810-1860, the topics include the Fur Trade, Explorers and Guides, a gallery of maps, the ways of the Mountain Man, and biographies.

• The Museum of the Fur Trade

  http://www.furtrade.org/
  Dedicated to preserving the rich history of the North American fur trade and combining an outstanding collection and scholarship to interpret the story of the fur trade, the non-profit museum's three galleries discuss the fur trade from early Colonial days to the present century.

• Trade Goods

  http://users.usinternet.com/dfnels/
  Short biographies of native, U.S., French and British individuals of the Midwestern fur trade era (pre-1840).

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