The Cadottes: a Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior

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The Cadottes: a Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior

The Great Lakes fur trade spanned two centuries and thousands of miles, but the story of one particular family, the Cadottes, illuminates the history of trade and trapping while exploring under-researched stories of French-Ojibwe political, social, and economic relations. Multiple generations of Cadottes were involved in the trade, usually working as interpreters and peacemakers, as the region passed from French to British to American control. Focusing on the years 1760 to 1840—the heyday of the Great Lakes fur trade—Robert Silbernagel delves into the lives of the Cadottes, with particular emphasis on the Ojibwe–French Canadian Michel Cadotte and his Ojibwe wife, Equaysayway, who were traders and regional leaders on Madeline Island for nearly forty years. In The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior, Silbernagel deepens our understanding of this era with stories of resilient, remarkable people.

Publisher	Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Dimensions	6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Language	English
Print length	304 pages
Item Weight	15 ounces
ISBN-10	1976600235
ISBN-13	978-1976600234
Publication date	April 18, 2023