Founded in 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company became the largest fur trading ... (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) Radisson had to turn back, his ship damaged by a storm, but des ...

(As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) The Hudson's Bay Company and its main rival The North West Company tried to outdo each other in the search for new trade routes, giving adventurous ...

Most rivers in the Oregon Country had ferry crossings by the mid-1850s. That includes the Columbia River near Vancouver.