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Shaw and Rickman clash over independence and union
In 1818 at Michilimackinac trader Shaw resists Astor monopoly as Basile and Leslie urge alliance with Rich and Rickman refines a plot to capture Shaw. Annette flirts with Rickman while Shaw seeks escape aided by a storm driven breakout from prison after a late night betrayal and siege.
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Jo Eeree Shaw
Michilimackinac
John Jacob Astor
Northwest Territory
Conrad Rich
Ramsay Crooks
Astor
Annette Leclerc
Espenly
Burke Aikman
Astor Company
Roussel
Shaw
Carsman
Basile
Batt
Chapier
Burke Rickman
Annette
Rickman
Leslie
Standing Cloud
Means
Giles
Ghcs
Joye
Hils
Rodney