The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest

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The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest

by Hulbert Footner

EN·~7 hours·47 chapters

Chapters

47 total
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HULBERT FOOTNER

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Produced by Al Haines

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NEW YORK

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CHAPTER - I JUNE FEVER II FORT ENTERPRISE III COLINA IV THE MEETING V AN INVITATION TO DINE VI THE DINNER VII TWO INTERVIEWS VIII IN AMBROSE'S CAMP IX LOVERS X ANOTHER VISITOR XI ALEXANDER SELKIRK AND FAMILY XII GATHERING SHADOWS XIII THE QUARREL XIV SIMON GRAMPIERRE XV THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN XVI COLINA COMMANDS XVII THE STAFF OF LIFE XVIII A BLOODLESS CAPTURE XIX WOMAN'S WEAPONS XX UNDERCURRENTS XXI THE SUBTLETY OF GORDON STRANGE XXII THE "TEA DANCE" XXIII FIRE AND RAPINE XXIV COLINA RELENTS XXV ACCUSED XXVI CONVICTED XXVII A CHANGE OF JAILERS XXVIII A GLEAM OF HOPE XXIX NESIS XXX FREE XXXI THE ALARM XXXII THE TRAP XXXIII THE TEST XXXIV ANOTHER CHANGE OF JAILERS XXXV THE JAIL VISITOR XXXVI COLINA'S ENTERPRISE XXXVII MARTA XXXVIII THE FINDING OF NESIS XXXIX THE TRIAL XL AM UNEXPECTED WITNESS XLI FROM DUMB LIPS XLII THE AVENGING OF NESIS XLIII NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS - THE FUR BRINGERS - CHAPTER I. - JUNE FEVER.

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CHAPTER II. - FORT ENTERPRISE.

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DEAR PETE:

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CHAPTER III. - COLINA.

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CHAPTER IV. - THE MEETING.

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CHAPTER V. - AN INVITATION TO DINE.

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CHAPTER VI. - THE DINNER.

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Description

Set on the sun‑lit shores of Lake Miwasa, a modest fur‑trade shop buzzes with the heat of a June day and the tension of two men at odds. Peter Minot, the seasoned partner, and the younger Ambrose Doane clash over a single bale of pelts, their sharp words echoing the fragile balance of business in the Canadian Northwest. Their quarrel, peppered with humor and biting sarcasm, reveals a deeper strain: the relentless pressure of counting skins, keeping profits honest, and coping with the restless “June fever” that seems to grip the region each summer.

Beyond the storefront, the story hints at broader currents—trading routes that braid through distant camps, uneasy alliances with Indigenous peoples, and the looming prospect of an expedition that could reshape their fortunes. As Peter and Ambrose navigate their personal grievances, listeners are drawn into a world where the wilderness is as unforgiving as the men who try to tame it, promising intrigue, camaraderie, and the rugged spirit of an era just beginning to unfold.

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Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (460K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2005-07-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Hulbert Footner

Hulbert Footner

1879–1944

Best remembered for lively detective stories and adventure novels, this Canadian-born American writer also drew on real travel in the North and West to give his fiction a strong sense of place. His work ranges from early travel writing to the popular Madame Rosika Storey mysteries.

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