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Sandy MacDonald’s Man
By R Clyde Ford
Read 10/1/09
My wife found this gem of a book in a used store years ago and it became one of my favorites at once. It tells the story of a young man who works for his uncle at an independent fur trading post on Mackinac Island. He goes ‘into the woods’ for a season and spends a winter in the Wisconsin woods trading and living with the Indians. It is an interesting look at life, trade and the views of people of that time, and perhaps how much has changed in 150 years.
The book was written by a Prof at Michigan Normal College (now Eastern) I have never been clear if this is a fictional account, or a historical account. I have not been able to find much information on it online anywhere. Either way it is an enjoyable read.
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