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Before Canada: Northern North America in a Connected World (McGill-Queen's Studies in Early Canada / Avant le Canada Book 8)

Allan Greer

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Description:Long before Confederation created a nation-state in northern North America, Indigenous people were establishing vast networks and trade routes. Volcanic eruptions pushed the ancestors of the Dene to undertake a trek from the present-day Northwest Territories to Arizona. Inuit migrated across the Arctic from Siberia, reaching Southern Labrador, where they met Basque fishers from northern Spain.As early as the fifteenth century, fishing ships from western Europe were coming to Newfoundland for cod, creating the greatest transatlantic maritime link in the early modern world. Later, fur traders would take capitalism across the continent, using cheap rum to lubricate their transactions. The contributors to Before Canada reveal the latest findings of archaeological and historical research on this fascinating period. Along the way, they reframe the story of the Canadian past, extending its limits across time and space and challenging us to reconsider our assumptions about this supposedly young country.Innovative and multidisciplinary, Before Canada inspires interest in the deep history of northern North America.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Before Canada: Northern North America in a Connected World (McGill-Queen's Studies in Early Canada / Avant le Canada Book 8). To get started finding Before Canada: Northern North America in a Connected World (McGill-Queen's Studies in Early Canada / Avant le Canada Book 8), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Long before Confederation created a nation-state in northern North America, Indigenous people were establishing vast networks and trade routes. Volcanic eruptions pushed the ancestors of the Dene to undertake a trek from the present-day Northwest Territories to Arizona. Inuit migrated across the Arctic from Siberia, reaching Southern Labrador, where they met Basque fishers from northern Spain.As early as the fifteenth century, fishing ships from western Europe were coming to Newfoundland for cod, creating the greatest transatlantic maritime link in the early modern world. Later, fur traders would take capitalism across the continent, using cheap rum to lubricate their transactions. The contributors to Before Canada reveal the latest findings of archaeological and historical research on this fascinating period. Along the way, they reframe the story of the Canadian past, extending its limits across time and space and challenging us to reconsider our assumptions about this supposedly young country.Innovative and multidisciplinary, Before Canada inspires interest in the deep history of northern North America.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Before Canada: Northern North America in a Connected World (McGill-Queen's Studies in Early Canada / Avant le Canada Book 8). To get started finding Before Canada: Northern North America in a Connected World (McGill-Queen's Studies in Early Canada / Avant le Canada Book 8), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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