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A History of Arms and Trade Goods
Based on the Private Collection of Milton von Damm
The unique purpose of this book is to record a fur trade collection of guns, trade goods and artifacts that has been assembled slowly over 20 years. Another goal of this book is to envelope the collection in their historic context. The history of the fur trade is well documented by historians and enthusiasts but some history is repeated here to trace the gradual transition from interdependence between trader and Indian to Indian dependence.
Description
The Fur Trade – A History of Arms and Trade Goods
Based on the Private Collection of Milton von Damm
This book of over 460 illustrations of a private collection of Fur Trade Arms and Trade Goods that has been gradually accumulated over the past 30 years. It is accompanied by selected fur trade history to give context to the collection. The brief historical stories provide some insight into the importance of the fur trade, it’s early relevance to the development of North America and its impact on the life styles of Native Americans and western wildlife. Some examples of fine western art provide visual insight into trading, travel and transportation.
ISBN: 978-0-9819945-9-8
237 Pages
Hardcopy
11 1/4″ x 8 3/4″
Minuteman Press, 2013