{"product_id":"history-of-the-north-west-volume-i","title":"History of the North-West, Volume I [Northwest 1]","description":"515, xlvii pp. Volume 1 of 3. Green boards with gilt titles and decor of Indigenous person on horseback shooting a bison with an arrow. Includes: Pre-Columbian Discoveries; Early Discoveries in North America; Champlain in Canada, and Overland Explorations in the North-West; The Early Missionaries; Explorations in Hudson's Bay, and Conflicts Between the English and French; The Fur Traders; The Fur Companies; The Hudson's Bay Company; The Fur Trade on the Pacific Coast; The Selkirk Settlement; Contest Between the Hudson's Bay and North-West Companies; Coalition of the Hudson's Bay and North-West Companies; North-West Forts and Indians; Establishment of Government at Red River; Exploratory Work from 1773 to 1860; A Struggle for Free Trade; The Church in the North-West; Voyageurs, Freighters, Hunters and Trappers; Canadian Claims and the Committee of 1857; Decline of the Hudson's Bay Company's Authority; Negotiations for the Transfer of the North-West to Canada; Effect of the Negotiations on the Red River Settlers; Closing Days of Hudson's Bay Company's Rule; Dissatisfaction in Red River Settlement; Outbreak of the French Half-breeds; Progress of the Rebellion; A Passive Commission; Special Commissioner Smith's Mission; The Convention and Bill of Rights; The Provisional Government; Report of Special Commissioner Smith; Appendix; Royal Charter of 1670; Crown Grant of Exclusive Trade, 1821; Crown Grant of Exclusive Trade, 1838; Commission Appointing Hon. Wm. McDougall Lieutenant-Governor; Proclamation Issued by Hon. Wm. McDougall on 1st December, 1869; Commission Issued by Hon. William McDougall, Appointing Col. Dennis Conservator of the Peace; Proclamation Issued by Hon. William McDougall, on 2nd December, 1869; Proclamation Issued by Sir John Young, Governor-General of Canada, on 6th December, 1869; Commission Issued to Donald A. Smith, Esq., Appointing Him Special Commissioner; Laws of Assiniboia Passed by the Provisional Government, 7th May, 1870; The Manitoba Act.","brand":"Hunter, Rose \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40621145391174,"sku":"2334820","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2334820.jpg?v=1687288517","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/history-of-the-north-west-volume-i","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}