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Check Mate! - Two Boys Experience the Life and Death Fight for Control of the Hudson Bay Fur Trade (Paperback)
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Check Mate! - Two Boys Experience the Life and Death Fight for Control of the Hudson Bay Fur Trade (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 2 710
You Save R177 (40%)
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Just how did he do it? How did Pierre LeMoyne d'Iberville-alone,
outgunned, and outnumbered-defy what should have been a rout for
the English Instead, he sinks a Royal Navy vessel with all hands
onboard, captures a second ship, and chases off a third Few
Canadians know of this classic 17th century encounter on Hudson
Bay. How did geography, distance, and a final ironic historical
twist of fate leave everyone shaking their heads in disbelief, make
tatters of his victory, and deny Iberville super hero status in
France? All the answers to these and other life-altering questions
are explained through the eyes and experiences of two
twelve-year-old boys on opposite sides of this epic battle.
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