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The Whiskey Trade of the Northwestern Plains: A Multidisciplinary Study / American University Studies Series ix Volume 171 ( Alcohol, Whisky, Bison Industry ( Robes ) / The Great Plains / Native Americans / Indians )
by Kennedy, Margaret A / American University Studies Series ix Volume 171
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine (see desciption)/No Jacket as issued
- ISBN 10
- 0820425966
- ISBN 13
- 9780820425962
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: N.Y. / New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc., 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1997. -------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, a bit of light rubbing, no dustjacket as issued, 181 pages, b&w photos and illustrations and maps and charts, ---"The last stage of the fur trade of North America's northwestern plains, in which native people played a decisive role, is known as the whiskey trade due to the overwhelming use of alcohol as a commodity of exchange. In the 1860s and 1870s, hundreds of trading posts were established throughout northern Montana and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan by independent American traders seeking buffalo robes processed by the women of local native groups. This study combines evidence from history, archaeology, and native oral traditions to present new insight on this most important, yet rarely studied, episode in the North American fur trade"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/No Jacket as issued. Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art. 6.25w x 9.25h Inches.
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- Leonard Shoup
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- Title
- The Whiskey Trade of the Northwestern Plains: A Multidisciplinary Study / American University Studies Series ix Volume 171 ( Alcohol, Whisky, Bison Industry ( Robes ) / The Great Plains / Native Americans / Indians )
- Author
- Kennedy, Margaret A / American University Studies Series ix Volume 171
- Illustrator
- Uncredited Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine (see desciption)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0820425966
- ISBN 13
- 9780820425962
- Publisher
- N.Y. / New York: Peter Lang Publishing Inc., 1997, 1st Edition, First Printing
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 6.25w x 9.25h Inches
- Keywords
- The Whiskey Trade of the Northwestern Plains: A Multidisciplinary Study / American University Studies Series ix Volume 171 ( Alcohol, Whisky, Bison Industry ( Robes ) / The Great Plains
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