The Red River Trails

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Oxcart Routes between St. Paul and the Selkirk Settlement, 1820-1870 Author Rhoda Gilman Minnesota Historical Society Press (April 15, 1979) Description The many difficulties and o ccasional rewards of early travel and transportation in Minnesota are highlighted in this book, along with the state's relations with what became western Canada and insights into the development of business in Minnesota. The meeting of Indian and European cultures is vividly manifested by the mixed-blood Metis who became the mainstay of the Red River trade. Author information Rhoda R. Gilman, Carolyn Gilman, Deborah M Stultz 115 pages 8.5 x 11 inches ISBN: 9780873511339 Show more