History & Heritage Book Club
No other part of the West saw such a succession of trading posts as did the heart of modern-day South Dakota, where the Bad River meets the Missouri. Two of the trading posts, Fort Tecumseh and Fort Pierre Chouteau, reached their gold age under the American Fur Company in the 1830s and 1840s. Michael R. Casler will discuss "Fort Tecumseh and Fort Pierre Chouteau: Journal and Letter Books, 1830-1850" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Cultural Heritage Center. Company employees recorded daily activities in journals and relayed company business in letters. Letter books, which contained copies of all outgoing correspondence, were once common items at all posts on the upper Missouri River. W. Raymond Wood transcribed the letters, while Casler annotated them. The result is a look at the fur trade on the Upper Missouri in the early 1800s. Everyone is welcome to attend the free program. The book is published by the South Dakota Historical Society Press and available at the Heritage Stores at the Cultural Heritage Center and the Capitol.
Date and Time
Tuesday Dec 12, 2017
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM CST
Tuesday, Dec. 12,
7 p.m.
Location
Cultural Heritage Center 900 Governors Dr
Fees/Admission
Free
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Contact Information
Dorinda Daniel
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