Beaver Coats and Guns

Undreamed of fur riches waits near legendary Hudson Bay. To reach it, the daring Radisson and Des Groseilliers must overcome hostile Iroquois, dangerous rivers, corrupt governors, and scheming priests.

The year is 1652, and the French of New France are at war with the Iroquois Confederacy. Mohawk raiders capture sixteen-year-old Pierre Radisson and take him to their village near present-day Albany, New York.

A year later, he leaves his adopted family and returns home.

After accompanying the Jesuits on a doomed mission to convert the Iroquois, Pierre sets out on the greatest adventure of his life.

Combating Iroquois along the way, Pierre and his brother-in-law, Medard Chouart, Sieur Des Groseilliers, with their Algonquin partners, embark in canoes for Lake Superior. There they meet up with the peace-loving Cree, who hold the key to the beaver pelt treasure they seek.

Beaver Coats and Guns is a novel inspired by the real-life adventures of Radisson and Des Groseilliers. Follow them into the northern wilderness on their incredible quest for beaver pelts. Meet Native North Americans when they were independent and vital to the fur trade. And, discover how their endeavors led to the founding of the renowned Hudson's Bay Company.