| Introduction |
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| Part I Furs Settle the New World |
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1 "As Fine a River as Can Be Found" |
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3 | (10) |
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13 | (11) |
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24 | (13) |
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4 "The Bible and the Beaver" |
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37 | (24) |
| Part II Clash of Empires |
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5 Competition, Conflict, and Chicanery |
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61 | (13) |
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6 "Many Hounds Are the Hare's Death" |
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74 | (20) |
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94 | (23) |
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8 Americans Oust the British |
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117 | (16) |
| Part III America Heads West |
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9 "A Perfect Golden Round of Profits" |
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133 | (33) |
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166 | (23) |
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189 | (34) |
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223 | (32) |
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13 Taos Trappers and Astor's Empire |
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255 | (24) |
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279 | (15) |
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294 | (16) |
| Epilogue: End of an Era |
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310 | (7) |
| Notes |
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317 | (92) |
| Select Bibliography |
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409 | (4) |
| Acknowledgments |
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413 | (4) |
| Illustration Credits |
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417 | (4) |
| Index |
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