Did fur traders make money on blankets?

Did fur traders make money on blankets?

by | Mar 19, 2021 | Voyageur

My question exactly. How do you figure it out? Or, backing up a bit: What goods were profitable? Early on, fur traders discovered they needed more consumable goods — clothing, blankets, other fabrics, vermilion and beads, powder and shot, tobacco and alcohol. Fabrics...

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