The Illustrated Voyageur (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "The demands of European fashion, coupled with the desire of North American Indians to trade for merchandise useful to them, created a continental enterprise that,..." (more)
Key Phrases: portage trail, corn mush, Grand Portage, Lake Superior, North West Company (more...)

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Product Description

Wilderness living in the late 1700s is captured and brought to life. Thirty-one paintings show how the rugged voyageurs of the North West Company worked and lived and laughed. This book was originally published in 1994 but has been unavailable for the past several years, until now. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: Face to Face Books (May 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883953057
• ISBN-13: 978-1883953058
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,205,458 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Visual History, August 30, 2001

By	"jaybail" (Simcoe, ON Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Illustrated Voyageur: Paintings and Companion Stories (Hardcover)

This book should be in all school libraries. The excellent illustrations bring the accurate text to life in a compelling way. I give 2-3 hr presentations in French or English as a voyageur. This book certainly covers more than I can in such a way. I would recommend it whole-heartedly as background for anyone interested in the period and the characters.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read with Great Watercolors, December 2, 2000

By	RogerOutWest "RogerOutWest" (San Mateo, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Illustrated Voyageur: Paintings and Companion Stories (Hardcover)

Every spring in the late 1700's canoes would leave from Quebec and head for upper Lake Superior. At the same time trappers from deep in the central and Rocky Mountain regions of Canada would head for the same location with the fruits of their trapping labors over the winter. They would meet for a couple of weeks of trading and partying. Then they would laboriously paddle back to where they had come from.

Howard Silvertson captures this time with short clear descriptions and beautiful watercolors that really make the history come alive. It is a part of history that is often forgotten. It's fascinating to imagine what it was like to live in those times. This book captures the feeling. This book should be in every school library.