Hudsons bay is a 1941 american historical drama film directed by irving pichel and starring paul muni, gene tierney, laird cregar and vincent price. The history of the hudsons bay company is really interesting and intriguing to study because it is this company that has influenced canadas economy and history more than any other canadian firm. The remaining history of the hudson bay basin is largely unknown as a major unconformity separates upper devonian strata from glacial deposits of the pleistocene. Also, i just added the a link to the left to download a pdf which contains scanned pages of the original genealogy of the john brown grub hudson family published by mirl c.
Shallow, with an average depth near 100 m 333 ft, the bay is approximately 1,370 km 850 mi long and 1,050 km 650 mi wide. The history and legacy of the famous english trading company in colonial america paperback february 6, 2017. The remarkable history of the hudson s bay company. Hudson s bay company, the epic story by christopher. The country of adventurers hudsons bay company was incorporated on may 2, 1670, and was known as the company of adventurers of england trading into hudsons bay. Produced by 20th century fox, the film is about a pair of frenchcanadian explorers whose findings lead to the formation of the hudson s bay company in canada, the film was heavily promoted by the hudson s bay company through its retail stores. We can even say that the history of canada is inseparable from the history of this company. Though the amount produced each year varied and averaged about one hundred thousand. Hudsons bay company archives metis nation of ontario. In 1994, hbc donated the hudsons bay company archives to the provincial archives of manitoba and the hudsons bay company museum collection to the manitoba museum. The hudson s bay company hbc is the oldest corporation in canada and north america and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. Including that of the french traders of northwestern canada and of the northwest, xy, and astor fur companies paperback december 22, 2000 by george bryce author 2. The remarkable history of the hudsons bay company paperback jan.
With the tax savings realized by the donations, the company established the hbc history foundation hbchf to provide operating funds for the continued maintenance of these two. Rosenbaum is the awardwinning author of seven books on bay area jewish history and the holocaust including most recently, with eva libitzky, out on a. This was one of my favourite books and warranted a reread. A reading list of books about the chesapeake bay watershed. Overview follow this link to a brief history of hbc to use as a framework for other research. Hudson bay map and map of hudson bay depth size history. The history of the hudson s bay company is really interesting and intriguing to study because it is this company that has influenced canadas economy and history more than any other canadian firm. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The online finding aids enable one to learn about the records that are available through interlibrary loan.
Henry hudson first entered the bay that would later bear his name looking to pass it by. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Journals of the various establishments of the hudsons bay company in north america, recording weather, daily activities, occurrences of note, arrivals and departures of visitors and expeditions into the hinterland. The scenes depicted in the lithographs are events and people who were important to the history of the hudson s bay company. Hudsons bay company is quite simply the most successful commercial enterprise ever known to capitalism. Apr 02, 2009 it is virtually landlocked but is joined to the arctic ocean to the north by foxe channel and fury and hecla strait, and to the atlantic ocean on the east by hudson strait.
This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Aquila books original hudsons bay company calendars. The bays namesake village expanded from a backwater loading point for raw cattle hides to a deepwater harbor rivaling and eventually surpassing san francisco. But this improbable sequence of events put these fur traders at the very fore front of scientific ornithology and taxono my. Being bay curious, were particularly interested in books that explore the. Charter and supplemental charter of the hudson s bay company gutenberg text help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. Mar, 2019 the hudsons bay company hbc, chartered 2 may 1670, is the oldest incorporated jointstock merchandising company in the englishspeaking world. History of the hudsons bay company 1670 1870 by rich e e. Common research topics hudsons bay company archives. Dec 28, 2011 the bay is not a store it is a country, says prosper assouline, one half of the husbandandwife publishing team who were in town last week at torontos flagship bay on queen street to. The hudsons bay company hbc, chartered 2 may 1670, is the oldest incorporated jointstock merchandising company in the englishspeaking world. Hudsons bay company staff moore and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
History of the hudsons bay company in three volumes book. In 1821, it merged with its prime rival, the north west company out of montreal. Hudsons bay company hit bay stores nationally midoctober and will be available for giftgiving throughout the 2011 holiday season until all 12,000 units sell out. Charter and supplemental charter of the hudsons bay company gutenberg text help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. Baffin island lies athwart the entrance to the bay, and southampton, coats and mansel islands are lodged across the northern gap.
Journals of the various establishments of the hudson s bay company in north america, recording weather, daily activities, occurrences of note, arrivals and departures of visitors and expeditions into the hinterland. The bay is not a store it is a country, says prosper assouline, one half of the husbandandwife publishing team who were in town last week at torontos flagship bay on queen street to. The scenes depicted in the lithographs are events and people who were important to the history of the hudsons bay company. The book looks at life in wilds of north america during the authors six years residence in the territories of the the hon. Nelson undated hback pictorial embossed boards vg edges rubbed 202pp profuse coloured illus 7 5 x 5 320g. The hudsons bay company was founded in eastern canada in 1670 and for over a century dominated the fur market in that area. Except for poorly known terrestrial cretaceous fluvial sands and gravels that are preserved as the fills of a ring of sinkholes around the centre of this basin, strata representing this period of time are absent from the hudson bay basin and the surrounding canadian shield. Hudson s bay company staff moore and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The hudsons bay company hbc is the oldest corporation in canada and north america and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. The hudsons bay company is the oldest company in canada. The first ships to sail under the company are the eaglet and nonsuch, which set sail on june 3, 1668. The bay has been around for 345 years and continues to thrive as a north american department store found. San franciscos history between the tides 9780520273207.
The hudson s bay company our history is intertwined with the charter of this company and the people who were under its charge. From its longtime headquarters at york factory on hudson bay it controlled the fur trade throughout much of britishcontrolled north america for several centuries, undertaking. Hudsons bay companys history is a vast pageant spanning over three centuries. We are committed to the preservation, education, and promotion of hudsons bay companys history and the ongoing care and maintenance of the companys historical hbc corporate art, artifact, image, and reference collections. A leading feature of this book is the adequate treatment for the first time of the history of the wellnigh eighty years just closing, from the union of all the fur traders of british north america under the name of the hudsons bay company. Its initials have often been farcically interpreted as here before christ. Hudsons bay was named after explorer henry hudson who first sailed the bay in 1610. The maps and the post journals, particularly the lists of servants, and the biographical sheets are valuable to the genealogists. The hudsons bay company, a furtrading enterprise headquartered in london, began operations on the shores of hudson bay in 1670. To hudson, the new world a vast, untamed wilderness was simply a barrier to the rich markets of. The boxed set of prints was published by bulman brothers limited of winnipeg, manitoba in the year of 1970. Hudson bay companythere is a previous owners inscription inside the book dated 1922. Hbc was a fur trading business for most of its history, a past that is entwined with the colonization of british north america and the development of canada.
Hudsons bay company hbc was created in another time and another country. Including that of the french traders of northwestern canada and of the northwest, xy, and astor fur companies paperback december 22, 2000. The hudsons bay company archives contains records for those who were connected to the fur trade with the hudsons bay company and the northwest company. These calendars now represent important canadian history ephemera and are rare, especially with complete or. Many journals include copies of accounts and correspondence inward and outward. Today the company runs department stores throughout canada.
Proof positive, if any were needed, of the aptness of hbcs proud claim. The project gutenberg ebook of the remarkable history of. Prints of the film also exist in several us and europeaing holdings. It was incorporated in england on may 2, 1670, to seek a northwest passage to the pacific, to occupy the lands adjacent to hudson bay, and to carry on commerce with those lands. Publisher assouline launches coffee table book about. The west coast is devoid of islands, but lying off the east is a string known as the sleepers.
Hudsons bay company kids britannica kids homework help. These are the stories of some of those adventurers who explored a new land and its people. The best source for ancient and medieval indian history the charts in the book makes the hefty time line easy to study by far, the best book for the subject with. This oneofakind project supports the districts mission of educating and building leaders, and enhancing the prestige of being a hudson alumni through acquisition, preservation, and sharing of information about.
History of the hudsons bay company in three volumes by e. The best books about the bay area and california according to. A wikipedia article about this author is available hudson s bay company. Edwards, in turn, had no inkling of the fact that linnaeus would give latin names to the species illustrated in his book. The hbc family of stores the bay, zellers, home outfitters and shop. See more ideas about hudson bay, fur trade and mountain man. There is a lot of information contained within the covers of this book and the series. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In 1670, the company is officially declared and given access to ruperts land. This factpacked volume chronicles the colorful 319year history of the hudsons bay company whose mercantile empire at one time extended from the arctic sea to hawaii. During the next century and a half, it gradually expanded its network of trading posts west across canada. Named for the dutch explorer henry hudson who explored these waters in 1610, it is the secondlargest bay on the planet, next to the bay of bengal. Covering one of the most eventful decades in the states history.
Between 19 and 1970, the hudsons bay company hbc produced a calendar annually and distributed it free of charge through its department stores, various administrative offices and trading posts. Krista schlyer dives into the rich history and biodiversity. Publications publications of the hudson s bay record society the history of the hudsons bay company, 16701870, edwin ernest rich. The favor which has been shown to the remarkable history of the hudsons bay company has resulted. Hudsons bay company, corporation that occupies a prominent place in both the economic and the political history of canada.
Hudsons bay company, the epic story by christopher. Visit hbcs own website for their telling of the companys history hbc was founded on 2 may 1670 when king charles granted a charter to his cousin prince rupert and his associates. The history of the hudsons bay company, 16701870, volume 21 volumes 2122 of hudson s bay record society. Between 19 and 1970, the hudson s bay company hbc produced a calendar annually and distributed it free of charge through its department stores, various administrative offices and trading posts. To help focus your visit to our site, please select one of the following navigational links. The hudsons bay company our history is intertwined with the charter of this company and the people who were under its charge. The company now owns and operates department stores in canada, the united states, belgium. The company now owns and operates department stores in canada, the united states. Hudson s bay company is quite simply the most successful commercial enterprise ever known to capitalism. It is our hope that this nearly 200page, hardbound, pictorial history book can be designed and published within the next 12 months. North of hudson bay is a 1923 american action film directed by john ford.
Hudson s bay companys history is a vast pageant spanning over three centuries. See all 26 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Hudson s bay is a 1941 american historical drama film directed by irving pichel and starring paul muni, gene tierney, laird cregar and vincent price. Ironically this great english company was the work of two frenchmen, pierre radisson and medard chouart, sieur des groseilliers aka des groseilliers who had tried for. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. This little book offers a concise history of the hudson bay blanket, its importance in developing trade with native tribes in the farflung north american interior, and its enduring legends as an heirloom quality item. In addition to general literary history books, the first bookstore also sold books on topics that are considered sensitive and therefore banned in china. Hudson in 1968 popularly referred to among hudsons as the green book.