Radisson and Des Groseilliers - Fur Traders of the North

by Katharine Bailey

Book Overview

In the mid 1600s, legendary fur traders Radisson and des Groseilliers were the first Europeans to explore the upper part of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. This exciting book explains how their trade routes helped open up the mid-west of the United States and Canada and how their discoveries led to the creation of the Hudson's Bay Company, the oldest corporation in North America. Young readers will also be fascinated to read about Radisson's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778724220
• ISBN13: 9780778724223
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6