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Manuel Lisa and the Fortunes of the Missouri Fur Trade
In the early nineteenth century Manuel Lisa became a central figure in the western fur trade based in St. Louis. With partners Morrison and Menard he organized expeditions up the Missouri, established Fort Manuel, and built a bustling trade network despite hostile tribes. Lisa later led the Missouri Fur Company, aided by General Clark, and acted as U S envoy to tribes during the War of 1812, ultimately dying in St. Louis in 1820.
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America
Lewis and Clark
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
Northwest
Manuel Lisa
New Orleans
Lisa
Missouri
William Morrison
Pierre Menard
George Drouillard
Drouillard
Platte River
John Colter
Lewis
Colter
Boone
Missouri Country
Arkaras
Mandan
Yellowstone
Big Horn River
Fort Manuel
American Northwest
Rocky Mountains
Montana
Yellowstone Wonderland
Hell
United States
St. Louis Gazette
Upper
Manuel
Missouri Fur Company
Louisiana Purchase
Benjamin Wilkenson
General Wilkenson
Pierre
Augustin Chouteau
Reuben Lewis
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Louisiana
Menard
Morrison
Clark
Shehaha
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Three Forks
Lisé
Andrew Ry
Three Forks of the Missouri
Henry
Continental Divide
Idaho
Big River
Great Britain
Council Bluffs
England
Fur Company