The incoming New Caledonia brigades leave Fort Vancouver, Columbia River
Get excited, everyone! My book, titled The HBC Brigades, will be published by Ronsdale Press in May 2024 — all going well. I will tell you how to order the…
Read moreGet excited, everyone! My book, titled The HBC Brigades, will be published by Ronsdale Press in May 2024 — all going well. I will tell you how to order the…
Read moreChief Factor William Connolly and his brigades arrived at Fort Nez Perces (Walla Walla) on Friday, June 9, 1826. He departed soon after he had arranged with Chief Trader Sam…
Read moreAt Fort Okanogan, the brigades prepared to descend the Columbia River to Fort Nez Perces [Walla Walla] and Fort Vancouver, their headquarters a hundred miles inland from the mouth of…
Read moreWith a little luck and lots of hard work, my book, The HBC Brigades: Culture, Conflict, and the Perilous Journeys of the Fur Trade, will be published by Ronsdale Press…
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