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| SgtMunro |
Posted - July 22 2003 : 02:17:42 AM
In the last month, I have read two good books on this subject. Both were written by a gentleman named Walter Dunn and are titled "Frontier Profit and Loss, The Fur Trade and the British Army 1760-1764" and "Opening New Markets, The British Army and The Northwest Teritory 1765-1770". These two works are excellent treatises on the fur trade economy and its relationship with the British Army in mid-18th century America. Mr. Dunn's other work, "The New Imperial Economy" is a study in the role of contractors in suppling the British Army during both the French and Indian War, as well as the post war frontier service period.
Anyone who studies 'our period', must read these books, if for any reason than to just understand the actual values (which Mr. Dunn converts into modern dollar amounts) of the trade goods and peltry involved. For the military, native or trader type reenactor, these works are indespensible for portraying a first-person character.
Your Most Humble Servant,
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| SgtMunro |
Posted - November 03 2003 : 03:04:40 AM
I have just aquired Mr. Dunn's third book on this subject, "The New Imperial Economy, The British Army On The Frontier". I am sure that this work will be as satisfying and useful for research as his first two works.
Your Most Humble Servant,
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| SgtMunro |
Posted - July 28 2003 : 06:35:15 AM
Thank you, Trailman. I actually 'stumbled' acrossed Mr. Dunn's works while doing a blanket search of "Colonial Period" at Amazon. Not excactly a brillant use of deductive reasoning by me, but as an instructor at 'Ft. Benning's School for Boys' once said, "I'd rather be lucky than good, 'cause lucky is always good enough."
Your Most Humble Servant,
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| trailman |
Posted - July 22 2003 : 7:31:09 PM
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Originally posted by SgtMunro
One other note, these works are somewhat dear in price, but you may find them discounted in the used/out of print sections of Amazon or Barnes and Nobel. The contents of the above mentioned works, makes it worth the effort.
Very good suggestions for reading. Have not read them, but looked through for research and will read thoroughly some day.
Living in the wild
trailman
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| SgtMunro |
Posted - July 22 2003 : 02:22:48 AM
One other note, these works are somewhat dear in price, but you may find them discounted in the used/out of print sections of Amazon or Barnes and Nobel. The contents of the above mentioned works, makes it worth the effort.
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