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The McKellar Story
Duncan McKellar left Scotland about 1863 with his two oldest sons, John and Peter, and came to Canada. Other members of his family came later and settled in southern Ontario. They became involved in the mining field and were quite successful. His descendants have remained in the area and are treated in this volume.
The North West Company in Rebellion
Simon McGillivray's notebook, recording his visit to Fort William in 1815, is an invaluable document in the history of the North West Company, the great Canadian fur trading company that rivalled the Hudson's Bay Company. Not only does it include references to issues debated and decisions made at the 1815 Council meetings, it also provides a rare insight into the human aspects of the trade with its tensions and personality conflicts. Jean Morrison has prepared an introduction which sets the events recorded in the notebook into their broader historical context. and has included biographical notes on all individuals mentioned by McGillivray.--Society website.
Superior Rendezvous-Place
Jean Morrison has written a fascinating and important book, full of drama and colourful historical figures. Rare paintings, drawings, maps and archival photographs complement her impeccable research and lively text. Superior Rendezvous-Place encompasses the French predecessors of Fort William, Native Peoples of the time and the evolution of the fur trade, with an emphasis on the North West Company era. This most important work concludes with details of the reconstruction of the fort and the development of Old Fort William, one of Ontario’s "must see" attractions. "Jean Morrison is a natural story teller, and hers is an essential historical document in the compelling history of Fort William, once the centre of the North American commercial universe." - Peter C. Newman, author of Caesars of the Wilderness "This book is wonderful reading. Jean Morrison’s prose is beautiful." - Carolyn Podruchny, fur trade historian, Newberry Library, Chicago
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