Fort Union and the Upper Missouri Fur Trade

by Barton H. Barbour

Book Overview

In this book, Barton Barbour presents the first comprehensive history of Fort Union, the nineteenth century's most important and longest-lived Upper Missouri River fur trading post. Barbour explores the economic, social, legal, cultural, and political significance of the fort which was the brainchild of Kenneth McKenzie and Pierre Chouteau, Jr., and a part of John Jacob Astor's fur trade empire.

From 1830 to 1867, Fort Union symbolized the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806134984
• ISBN13: 9780806134987
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.1"