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Rodney Shaw defies Astor trade in Mackinac tale
In 1818 Rodney Shaw, an independent trader arrives at Michilimackinac to resist John Jacob Astor’s Northwest Company monopoly. He confronts rival Burke Rickman, allies with Leslie and Standing Cloud, and undertakes a perilous stealth plan to reach Pillager country, while Annette’s loyalties and Basile’s caution bind the unfolding escape.
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Rodney Shaw
Michilimackinac
John Jacob Astor
Northwest Territory
Conrad Rich
Ramsay Crooks
Astor
Annette Leclerc
Burke Rickman
Astor Company
Roussel
Bastle
Shaw
Chapyeh III
Annette
Richman
Basile
Leslie
Rickman
Anding Cloud
Les
Shaw Leslie
Giles
Haw
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