{"product_id":"northern-trader-h-s-m-kemp-9780889773165","title":"Northern Trader: The Last Days of the Fur Trade","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith previously unpublished photographs, this new edition of Northern Trader is a vivid personal memoir and valuable primary account of the last days of the fur trade. Harold Kemp recounts the routines and rhythms of that long-lost way of life and paints a portrait of the north as a \"vast region of infinite allure.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn palpable, often gripping prose, Kemp depicts life on the trail in all seasons: paddling and portaging freight canoes, using muzzle-loaders, running on snowshoes to break trails for dogs pulling toboggans, and making camp at the end of an exhausting day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gifted writer, Kemp creates distinctive portraits of those he encounters, including the Cree people among whom he lived, whose language he spoke, whose skills he admired, and whose customs he respected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. S. M. Kemp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0889773165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889773165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.80d","brand":"H. S. M. Kemp","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926776807679,"sku":"9780889773165","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2b87a0e1-8942-4ece-8ff9-d9a085780a75.jpg?v=1681084946","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/northern-trader-h-s-m-kemp-9780889773165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}