She published her findings in Mules and Men. Hurston was a fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, rubbing shoulders with many of its famous writers. In 1937, she published her masterwork of fiction, Their Eyes Were Watching God.Hurston died in Florida in 1960.urston was a fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, rubbing shoulders with many of its famous writers. In 1937, she published her masterwork of fiction, Their Eyes Were Watching God.
The Economic History of the Fur Trade: 1670 to 1870. Ann M. Carlos, University of Colorado Frank D. Lewis, Queenâs University Introduction. A commercial fur trade in North America grew out of the early contact between Indians and European fisherman who were netting cod on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland and on the Bay of GaspÃ© near Quebec.
In 1807 the North West Company, a Canadian firm that employed David Thompson, began exploring the region west of the Rocky Mountains. In competition with the Hudsonâs Bay Company, the North West Company sought to leave the drainage of Hudsonâs Bay to its rival and attempt to dominate the Columbia River fur trade.