Introduction

The trader and the Indian: The fur trader as depicter of savagery; Objective appraisals; Subjective appraisals; The Frenchman, the Englishman, and the Indian

The Indian: The noble savage; Physical characteristics; The force of self-interest; A lack of principles; A dignified bearing

The Indian and civilization: Virtues, vices, and destruction; An uncertain destiny

Notes.

Maps: The fur trader and the Indian [ North American continent ].

Introduction

The trader and the Indian: The fur trader as depicter of savagery; Objective appraisals; Subjective appraisals; The Frenchman, the Englishman, and the Indian

The Indian: The noble savage; Physical characteristics; The force of self-interest; A lack of principles; A dignified bearing

The Indian and civilization: Virtues, vices, and destruction; An uncertain destiny

Notes.

Maps: The fur trader and the Indian [ North American continent ].