Indians, Animals, and the Fur Trade: A Critique of Keepers of the Game

Author/Contributor(s):	Krech, Shepard
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	02/01/2008
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Exploring the motivations of Indians involved in the fur trade, the contributors to this volume attribute the Indians' willingness to overkill wildlife to the epidemics that decimated their ranks, that not only shattered their religious bonds with game but also unleashed a furious revenge against the animals.