Book Information
- Series: Amazing Stories
- Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
- Publication Date: 1 January 2007
- Copyright Year: 2007
- ISBN: 9781554397105
- Page Count: 96
- Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"
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Early Voyageurs (JR)
The Incredible Adventures of the Fearless Fur Traders
by Marie Savage
For more than 200 years, voyageur canoes charged across the waters from Quebec to British Columbia, and north to Hudson Bay spending many months away from home. These voyageurs were a special brand of tough, rugged adventurers. These are their stories.
About the Author
MARIE SAVAGE was raised in Chateauguay, Quebec, just south of Montreal. Now living in Sidney, British Columbia with her three adventurous children where she works as the Executive Coordinator for the Urban Development Institute in Victoria.
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