Contraction of Trade in Northern Alaska

This chapter recounts the difficulties that trappers and traders faced in the 1930s: low fur prices, poor fur harvests, the closure of trading posts, and very difficult ice conditions during the shipping season.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bockstoce, John R.
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Yale University Press 2018
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300221794.003.0009
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Summary:This chapter recounts the difficulties that trappers and traders faced in the 1930s: low fur prices, poor fur harvests, the closure of trading posts, and very difficult ice conditions during the shipping season.