ISBN: 9780670840984 - merchant princes (company of adventurers) (13 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. This book draws the author's "Hudson's Bay" saga to its conclusion. Here, the great fur-trading enterprise expands from its original western Canadian base to "conquer" the Arctic, leaving its influence on Inuit culture and lifestyle. How different would Canada's northern territories be now, had there been no Hudson's Bay Company to transform them from a hunting culture into a trapping and trading one? Peter Newman details the life and times of one of the Hudson's Bay Company's great governors, Donald Smith (he served for a record 44 years), who became one of his generation's leading business powers, concurrently heading the Bank of Montreal, and being the dominant financier behind the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. During World War I, the Hudson's Bay Company acquired the world's third-largest merchant ship fleet which enabled them to undertake secret missions for Winston Churchill and the Allies during World War II. The author reveals the extent of the boardroom backstabbing and conflicts of the 1970s when the Company was involved in a controversial takeover by Toronto billionaire Ken Thomson. The author's history of the Hudson's Bay Company began with "Company of Adventurers" and continued with "Caesars of the Wilderness".…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. This book draws the author's "Hudson's Bay" saga to its conclusion. Here, the great fur-trading enterprise expands from its original western Canadian base to "conquer" the Arctic, leaving its influence on Inuit culture and lifestyle. How different would Canada's northern territories be now, had there been no Hudson's Bay Company to transform them from a hunting culture into a trapping and trading one? Peter Newman details the life and times of one of the Hudson's Bay Company's great governors, Donald Smith (he served for a record 44 years), who became one of his generation's leading business powers, concurrently heading the Bank of Montreal, and being the dominant financier behind the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. During World War I, the Hudson's Bay Company acquired the world's third-largest merchant ship fleet which enabled them to undertake secret missions for Winston Churchill and the Allies during World War II. The author reveals the extent of the boardroom backstabbing and conflicts of the 1970s when the Company was involved in a controversial takeover by Toronto billionaire Ken Thomson. The author's history of the Hudson's Bay Company began with "Company of Adventurers" and continued with "Caesars of the Wilderness".…

Zustand: Very Good. 1St Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. 1St Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Open Market Ed. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($25.00 price intact). Published by Viking, 1991. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with light edgewear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

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Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 8vo. pp. xvii, [3], 502. text illus. maps on endleaves. biblio. index. cloth. dw. Signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).

1st edition. History of the Hudson Bay Company, Canada's most enduring - and most controversial - business empire. .Pp.xviii/502, many black & white illustrations, maps to endpapers, half-title with signed handwritten dedication "For Sir Eric Faulkner - in Admration and Gratitude", extract from a letter to J.R.Murray in tribute to Sir Eric Faulkner (and sent on to him) stapled to top edge of inner front endpaper. Blue cloth, dustwrapper has chipped tears to top and tail of spine. VG/G+ Plus interesting associated ephemera: Two signed letters from the auther; A selection of news cuttings concerning The Bay; Nine sheets of paper regarding a Luncheon in honour of Sir Winston Churchill - The Grand Seigneur of the Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson Bay. There is a printed copy of the seating plan which includes E.O.Faulkner (Director, Huson's Bay Company) and brief handwritten notes on the other attendees on the other 7 pages, held together with a rusting paper-clip.** "Sir Eric Odin Faulkner, banker, was born on April 21, 1914 in Saint Albans, Hertfordshire. Son of Sir Alfred Edward Faulkner, C.B. C.B.E., and Lady Florence Edith Faulkner. He died 8 August aged 80. Chairman of Lloyds Bank (1969-77), he oversaw its successful international merger leading to the foundation of Lloyds Bank International and the Lloyds Bank Group. Twice president of the British Bankers Association. Previously in a long career he was a Member of the Board for the Hudson's Bay Company from 1950-1970.".…