The merchant John Askin : furs and empire at British Michilimackinac / Justin M. Carroll.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carroll, Justin M. (Author)
Language:English
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Askin, John, > 1739-1815.
Fort Michilimackinac (Mackinaw City, Mich.) > History.
Mackinac, Straits of, Region (Mich.) > Biography.
Great Lakes Region (North America) > History.
Northwest, Old > Biography.
Fur traders > Michigan > Biography.
Fur trade > Northwest, Old.
Trading posts > Michigan > Mackinac, Straits of, Region > History.
Frontier and pioneer life > Michigan > Mackinac, Straits of, Region.
Frontier and pioneer life > Northwest, Old.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xx, 228 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Furs and empire at British Michilimackinac
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prologue. "I was born at Aughnacloy in the North of Ireland in 1739": a ubiquitous man, the Great Lakes' fur trade, and the British Empire
  • "Pretty much of a schemer": Albany, Pontiac's War, and John Askin's bankruptcy, 1758-1764
  • "There have been many
  • who complain much against [you]": Michilimackinac, fur trade reforms, and John Askin's commissaryship, 1764-1767
  • "Sound as a roach and as full of intrigue": Michilimackinac, the Hudson's Bay Company, and John Askin's fur trade, 1767-1774
  • "One should never give offence in trade": Michilimackinac, the American Revolution, and John Askin's network of exchange, 1774-1779
  • "The Key of Canada in his pocket": Michilimackinac, the British Empire, and John Askin's banishment, 1779-1781 000
  • Epilogue. "A drink generally closes the scene": John Askin's death and Alexander Henry's lament.