The Merchant John Askin [electronic resource] : Furs and Empire at British Michilimackinac / Justin M. Carroll.

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Main Author: Carroll, Justin M. (Author)
Language:English
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2017]
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Furs and empire at British Michilimackinac
The Merchant John Askin: Furs and Empire at British Michilimackinac
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-222) and index. 
505 0 |a 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. 
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651 0 |a Fort Michilimackinac (Mackinaw City, Mich.)  |x History. 
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