EPISODE · Mar 9, 2026 · 28 MIN
Astoria Chapter 1
from The Washington Irving Library · host Washington Irving
In which the curious observer is introduced to the adventurous pursuits of early American enterprise, notably the fur trade that opened the vast Canadian wilderness to commerce and civilization. We witness the rise of the coureurs des bois and the establishment of the powerful Northwest Company, whose yearly councils at Fort William recall a baronial feast amid the wilds, shadowed by the gradual passing of an old and picturesque order.
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In which the curious observer is introduced to the adventurous pursuits of early American enterprise, notably the fur trade that opened the vast Canadian wilderness to commerce and civilization. We witness the rise of the coureurs des bois and the establishment of the powerful Northwest Company, whose yearly councils at Fort William recall a baronial feast amid the wilds, shadowed by the gradual passing of an old and picturesque order.
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