The book offers a brief historical account of fur-trading outposts in
the Pacific Northwest. Non-fiction, history-guidebook; 1800s to early
1900s in Pacific Northwest-BC, Yukon, Alaska, Washington State. Frontier
Forts & Posts is a new history guidebook written by Kenneth E. Perry and
offers a brief historical account of fur-trading outposts in the Pacific
Northwest. Accompanied by numerous historical photos, the book gives
readers insight into the colonization of the wild West Coast by the bold
and hopeful men looking for a new life as they worked for trading
companies. It is a testimonial to the various trading companies,
particularly the Hudson's Bay Company, that built vast empires while
settling a wild and untamed frontier. By following the history of these
forts, readers will see how the Hudson's Bay Company controlled the
fur-trading industry and merchandising supply network at the time and
how they employed that sense of spirit and drive to be able to survive
the test of time and become a major modern retail business. The book
allows readers to revisit a great historical past through a
comprehensive collection of western forts and posts. It also serves as
an excellent reference and guidebook for amateur historians, students
and travelers at large. Frontier Forts & Posts will take readers back to
a time of exploration for and exploitation of resources, the likes of
which will never be seen again. Full of historical facts on HBC forts
and posts, place names, monuments and famous settlers, the book serves
as a valuable field reference to many existing historical sites. The
book is divided into a number of sections. The first section looks at
forts and post in Washington State; section two is focused on BC;
section three looks at the Yukon Territory; section four covers forts in
Alaska; section five offers directions to a number of historic sites.
The book boasts wonderful historic photos throughout and has an index
and numerous references. There is also a map that shows the location of
all the forts and posts in the collection.
