Apprentice's Tale, The
- Publisher
- J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1996
- Category
- General, Historical
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780920486146
- Publish Date
- Oct 1997
- List Price
- $16.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780920486160
- Publish Date
- Jan 1996
- List Price
- $16.95
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Description
Apprentice clerk Hugh Ross was 18 years old and two weeks out from Scotland when his Ojibway guides took him to Grassy Narrows in Northern Ontario. From trading furs for the Hudson's Bay Company in the wild bush country north of Lake of the Woods, Ross was transferred in 1932 to the tourist areas of Minaki and Lake Temagami in Northern Ontario. His detailed descriptions of trade goods and practices are a rare source of information for students of the fur trade and Native studies.
About the author
Hugh Mackay Ross was born in Rothes and educated at Elgin Academy, Morayshire, Scotland. In 1930, at the age of 18, he joined the Hudson's Bay Company and sailed for Canada. His first posting was to Grassy Narrows in Northern Ontario where the Ojibway taught him their language and survival skills. After his apprenticeship, he worked his way up to Manager of Grassy Narrows and then the Bear Island Store in Temagami, ON. He then became manager of the Saskatchewan district. He retired in 1977 as an Administrative Assistant to the Company's General Manager.