Nassaney draws together an amazing amount of information about the
fur trades that once existed in North America and includes
illuminating and imaginative interpretations of archaeological data
by researchers from across the continent."-Gregory A. Waselkov,
author of A Conquering Spirit: Fort Mims and the Redstick War of
1813-1814 "The Archaeology of the North American Fur Trade
demonstrates how an amazing number of issues constellate around the
subject: the mutual effects of cultural interaction, colonialism,
world-systems theory, questions about dependence and local
autonomy, consumer motivations, substantivism and formalism,
creolization, underwater archaeology, gender, the politics of
heritage and commemoration, indigenous perspectives, and
present-day ramifications."-Kurt A. Jordan, author of The Seneca
Restoration, 1715-1754 "Provides new means to interpret and enhance
existing fur trade sites and parks and to discover and evaluate
sites that should be preserved."-Douglas C. Wilson, historical
archaeologist for the National Park Service The North American fur
trade left an enduring material legacy of the complex interactions
between natives and Europeans. From the sixteenth through
nineteenth centuries, the demand for pelts and skins transformed
America, helping to fuel the Age of Discovery and, later, Manifest
Destiny. By synthesizing its social, economic, and ideological
effects, Michael Nassaney reveals how this extractive economy
impacted the settlement and exploitation of North America.
Examinations of the objects made, used, and discarded in the course
of the fur trade provide insight into the relationships between
participants and their lifeways. Furthermore, Nassaney shows how
the ways in which exchange was conducted, resisted, and transformed
to suit various needs left an indelible imprint upon the American
psyche, particularly in the way the fur trade has been remembered
and commemorated. Including research from historical archaeologists
and a case study of the Fort St. Joseph trading post in Michigan,
this innovative work highlights the fur trade's role in the
settlement of the continent, its impact on social relations, and
how its study can lead to a better understanding of the American
experience.
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