A General History of the Fur Trade from Canada to the Northwest By Alexander Mackenzie Kindle Edition Geography A General History of the Fur Trade from Canada to the Northwest Sir Alexander Mackenzie (1764 – 1820) was a Scottish explorer. He is known for his overland crossing of what is now Canada to reach the Pacific Ocean in 1793. This was the first east to west crossing of North America north of Mexico and preceded the Lewis and Clark expedition by 10 years. Emigrating to North America at an early age, he was for several years engaged in the fur trade at Fort Chippewyan, at the head of Lake Athabasca, and it was here that his schemes of travel were formed. His first journey, made in 1789, was from Fort Chippewyan along the Great Slave Lake, and down the river which now bears his name to the Arctic Ocean; and his second, made in 1792 and 1793, from Fort Chippewyan across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast near Cape Menzies. He wrote an account of these journeys, Voyages on the River St Lawrence and through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans (London, 1801), which is of considerable interest from the information it contains about the native tribes. It is prefaced by an historical dissertation on the Canadian fur trade. Amassing considerable wealth, Mackenzie was knighted in 1802. This book originally published in 1801 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional imperfection from the original publication or from the reformatting.
Sir Alexander Mackenzie 1764 1820 was a Scottish explorer He is known for his overland crossing of what is now Canada to reach the Pacific Ocean in 1793 This was the first east to west crossing of North America north of Mexico and preceded the Lewis and Clark expedition by 10 years Emigrating to North America at an early age he was for several years engaged in the fur trade at Fort Chippewyan at the head of Lake Athabasca and it was here that his schemes of travel were formed His first journey made in 1789 was from Fort Chippewyan along the Great Slave Lake and down the river which now bears his name to the Arctic Ocean and his second made in 1792 and 1793 from Fort Chippewyan across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast near Cape Menzies He wrote an account of these journeys Voyages on the River St Lawrence and through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans London 1801 which is of considerable interest from the information it contains about the native tribes It is prefaced by an historical dissertation on the Canadian fur trade Amassing considerable wealth Mackenzie was knighted in 1802 This book originally published in 1801 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional imperfection from the original publication or from the reformatting A General History of the Fur Trade from Canada to the NorthwestSir Alexander Mackenzie or MacKenzie also known as Alasdair MacCoinnich 1764 12 March 1820 was a Scottish explorer He is known for accomplishing the first east to west crossing of North America north of Mexico which preceded the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition by 12 years His overland crossing of what is now Canada reached the Pacific Ocean in 1793 The Mackenzie River the longest river system in Canada and the second longest in North America is named after him Librarian note There are authors with this name Go to site_link Alexander Mackenzie 1838 1898 for the Scottish author and historian Sir Alexander Mackenzie or MacKenzie also known as Alasdair MacCoinnich 1764 12 March 1820 was a Scottish explorer He is known for accomplishing the first east to west crossing of North America north of Mexico which preceded the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition by 12 years His overland crossing of what is now Canada reached the Pacific Ocean in 1793 The Mackenzie River the longest river system in Canada and the second longest in North America is named after him Librarian note There are authors with this name Go to site_link Alexander Mackenzie 1838 1898 for the Scottish author and historian site_link
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