Peter Skene Ogden: Family History and Entry into the Fur Trade

This chapter provides background information on Peter Skene Ogden's family history and his entry into the fur trading business. It discusses his family's presence in North America, the American Revolution, and Ogden's training as a lawyer. It then explores how he left Montreal without family approval and landed a job with John Jacob Astor, as well as discussing the rivalry between the Hudson's Bay Company and the Northwest Company.