{"product_id":"rainy-lake-house-9781421422923","title":"Rainy Lake House","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatton deftly crafts one grand narrative out of three and reveals the perilous lives of the white adventurers and their Indian families, who lived on the fringe of empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatton's riveting story is exquisitely written and well-researched. A must-read for anyone interested in frontier history.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatton has produced a remarkable work of narrative nonfiction. ‘Rainy Lake House’ deserves a place on any history buff’s bookshelf alongside other excellent examples of frontier history narratives, including 'Undaunted Courage' (Stephen E. Ambrose), 'Astoria' (Peter Stark), 'Boone' (Robert Morgan) and 'Blood and Thunder' (Hampton Sides).\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Missoulian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e. . . well written . . . Recommended\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is refreshing to come across a historical monograph written with such a clear commitment to the craft of storytelling... a narrative that transcends mere biography to reveal the complex and fractured world of the northern borderland during the turbulent years of the fur trade monopolies and U.S. expansion... this is a well-researched piece of scholarship that is also a true pleasure to read. Catton's aim here is not to argue small points of historiographic debate, but to offer a glimpse at the tumultuous nature of the fur trade \"from its various colliding vantage points\" through the compelling accounts of three individuals (p. 7). In this, he succeeds masterfully.\u003cbr\u003e—John William Nelson, University of Notre Dame, \u003ci\u003eWestern Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatton's nuanced consideration of the cultural history of these events is enlightening.\u003cbr\u003e—Thomas S. Abler, University of Waterloo, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis narrative focuses on three men from vastly different backgrounds and serves as a vehicle for exploring the rigors of the fur trade and the impending decline of Britain's fur-trading empire . . . Catton's writing style is lyrical and transcendent.\u003cbr\u003e—Susan Sleeper-Smith, Michigan State University, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThick description of the fascinating world of the Great Lakes and northern plains is the great strength of this book . . . Catton's tight focus on three protagonists lets him vividly illustrate the dynamics of fur trade society, the reorganization of the trade, and the rise of Anglo-American racism.\u003cbr\u003e—Benjamin H. Johnson, Loyola University Chicago, \u003ci\u003eMontana: the Magazine of Western History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Maps            Timeline           Introduction: Rainy Lake House, 1823          Part One: Leave-Takings         1. The Explorer         2. The Hunter           3. The Trader            Part Two: Long         4. \"The English Make Them More Presents\"     5. Encounters with the Sioux         6. Race and History          7. To Civilize the Osage         Part Three: Tanner         8. Westward Migration         9. \"Six Beaver Skins for a Quart of Mixed Rum\"     10. The Test of Winter        11. Red Sky of the Morning        12. Warrior            Part Four: McLoughlin       13. Fort William          14. Marriage a la facon du pays       15. Bad Birds           16. The Restive Partnership        17. The Pemmican War         18. The Battle of Seven Oaks        19. The Surrender of Fort William       20. Lord Selkirk's Prisoner        21. Time of Reckoning        22. London            Part Five: Long         23. The Wonder of the Steamboat       24. A Christian Marriage        25. Up the Missouri         26. To the Rocky Mountains        27. Mapmaker          28. The Northern Expedition            Part Six: Tanner         29. The Coming of The Prophet        30. A Loathsome Man          31. Sorcery and Sickness        32. Taking Fort Douglas        33. Rough Justice         34. In Search of Kin         35. Between Two Worlds           Part Seven: McLoughlin        36. Chief Factor          37. Providence            38. Opposing the Americans           Part Eight: Collision         39. Working for Wages          40. Children of the Fur Trade        41. The Ambush         42. The Pardon         43. \"We met with an American\"       44. The Onus of Revenge         45. Journeys Home           Epilogue: Mackinac, 1824 - and After      Postscript: John Tanner as a Source        AcknowledgementsNotes","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408122519895,"sku":"9781421422923","price":26.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421422923.jpg?v=1730501666","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rainy-lake-house-9781421422923","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}