Smother Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Friday, March 23 FUR, FORTUNE AND EMPIRE Nowadays, wearing fashionable furs seems somewhat politically incorrect. But pelts and hides from beavers, raccoons and buffalo, and other animals, helped carve out the European settlement of North America. Eric Jay Dolin tells us how the fur trade settled Canada and the United States. CBC Radio 99.1 FM at 9PM tonight. You could probably listen to it online at www.cbc.ca - just look for the show "Ideas." Smother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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