NATS 1840 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fur, 18 Months, Commodification
9 Feb 2016
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Nats 1840 lecture 5 a nation formed on winter hats global economy and the. Use of animals for food, skin, bones, fur, organs, etc. used for clothing, medicinal purposes, as tools, for religious purposes, etc. Harvesting animals motivation for exploration, conquest and trade. Beaver pelts: expeditions to canada, expansion of territory within canada, conflict and competition, trading relationships with local indigenous populations. Extraction of resources (wood, silver, beaver) instead of settlement. Beavers used in winter hats, luxury items and trade, large populations. Luxury items, conflict and oppression (sugar and the slave trade) Population growth, demands on the environment, needs and wants. Natural resources, plants and minerals, animals as well. Beavers, long and short fur, winter hats. Beaver meat is edible but it has never been a major target for hunters. Average weight 55 pounds, full beaver pelt 1 to 1-3/4 pounds, transportation on foot, in canoe or on horseback.
