The book introduces the reader to a young bear who has been cast aside due to his previous owners demise. This is the first in the adventures this young bear experiences on his travels to finding his place in the world.

The book introduces the reader to a young bear who has been cast aside due to his previous owner dying. This is the first in the series of adventures Henry has on his travels to finding his place in the world.

The purpose of this report is to describe the fur trade that took place at Grand Portage between Europeans and Native Americans in the 18th and 19th centuries. During this period Grand Portage was important for many reasons. A strategic geographical point in the trade route between the Great Lakes and the Canadian Northwest, it was best known as a trade depot and company headquarters in the period between 1765 and 1804.

The previously unpublished manuscript of Henry Halpin: long-time associate of the fur trade and Canada's Native Peoples, employee of the Hudson's Bay Company, and Indian agent from 1885 to 1901.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.