Bush Runner
The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson
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Narrateur(s):
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Jeff Burling
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Auteur(s):
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Mark Bourrie
À propos de cet audio
Murderer. Salesman. Pirate. Adventurer. Cannibal. Cofounder of the Hudson's Bay Company. Known to some as the first European to explore the upper Mississippi, and widely as the namesake of ships and hotel chains, Pierre-Esprit Radisson is perhaps best described, writes Mark Bourrie, as “an eager hustler with no known scruples”. Kidnapped by Mohawk warriors at the age of 15, Radisson assimilated and was adopted by a powerful family, only to escape to New York City after less than a year. After being recaptured, he defected from a raiding party to the Dutch and crossed the Atlantic to Holland - thus beginning a lifetime of seized opportunities and frustrated ambitions.
A guest among First Nations communities, French fur traders, and royal courts; witness to London’s Great Plague and Great Fire; and unwitting agent of the Jesuits’ corporate espionage, Radisson double-crossed the English, French, Dutch, and his adoptive Mohawk family alike, found himself marooned by pirates in Spain, and lived through shipwreck on the reefs of Venezuela. His most lasting venture as an Arctic fur trader led to the founding of the Hudson’s Bay Company, which operates today, 350 years later, as North America’s oldest corporation.
Sourced from Radisson’s journals, which are the best firsthand accounts of 17th-century Canada, Bush Runner tells the extraordinary true story of this protean 17th-century figure, a man more trading partner than colonizer, a peddler of goods and not worldview - and with it offers a fresh perspective on the world in which he lived.
©Mark Bourrie, 2019 (P)2020 Audible, Inc.Ce que les auditeurs disent de Bush Runner
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- James Rudzinski
- 2020-10-22
Jolly good adventure yarn that is actually true.
This provides a look at Canada and its place in the 17th century world. A fascinating look at one of France/England/Holland/Canada’s most colorful figures. A great retelling of his own tale woven into a well researched background that gives the reader a hitherto rarely seen look at many of the indigenous nations and their ways of life. This will stay with me longer than most books and I fear I will be reading a lot more recently published historians. I’d rather do some fantasy trilogies but now I’m hooked on facts. Thanks Mr. Bourrie. I hope to see more from you. (after reading some of these reviews I will admit there were an number of mis pronounciations but I was able to get over them. It didn't kill the story for me - if I could give 4 1/2 stars I would as the French sounded pretty good - but I am not able to read or understand most French.)
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- R Belanger
- 2020-05-13
Long-winded good story
The intertwined historical events are quite interesting, and might have you running to encyclopedias, but the monotone performance lacks enthusiasm. Many tangents in the story could be removed or streamlined
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- lyle m.
- 2024-08-19
Canadian history
I wish all of his books were required reading in Canadian schools. Buy his books and enjoy
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Mike Dixon
- 2020-05-21
A great adventurer if not really an explorer
The Audible description of this biography is a bit unfair in that it paints Radisson as a somewhat distasteful character when in truth he was a pure adventurer, a man who did what he had to do to survive, who may or may not have discovered some parts of Canada and the US upper midwest but certainly started the Hudson's Bay Company which still operates today. This is a rollicking read about a man who led a really exciting life. The narrator was generally very good except when he had to pronounce French names..
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2021-11-09
Great Book
The book was really interesting as advertised. I recommend it.
I liked the narration, the tone is fairly consistent like other people have mentioned but I didn’t think it was bad. He has a great french accent.
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Snow Walker
- 2020-04-16
If only history was this cool in school!
Very enjoyable perspective on "stories" we heard in elementary school. My only criticism is the narration. It's a little dry and he doesn't seem to have much enthusiasm for the subject and from my perspective there is plenty to be enthusiastic about when it comes to these tales. Another thing in general, I know these are audiobooks but I don't understand why some of these are so plain. I prefer the books with sound effects and music as it seems to really take advantage of the medium. If I wanted to read something, I would just read it myself. I love the books that seem like more of an old radio production or resemble a play.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-04-30
Awesome story!
Loved it! Very compelling and the true story is a must to know about for Canadians and indigenous peoples. It provides a lot of insite into the highly developed moral codes, customs, traditions, laws and the ancient practices of Canada's first peoples. I thought I knew something about all this but now I realize I had very limited knowledge and understanding!
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Au global3 out of 5 stars
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- Lavesta Gal
- 2021-11-01
An interesting piece of Canadian history
The main character was quite the scoundrel but it was interesting to read of his life in the 1600s. I found the book a bit dry and hard to follow at times.
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- Don Boucher
- 2022-11-16
All the things you never knew...
This was amazing, it covered everything! left me wanting more Canadian History! Learning is awesomeness!
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Au global5 out of 5 stars
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- SHEILA
- 2020-05-06
Rip roaring adventure tale, and history too
Don’t let the ‘Canadian history’ tag turn you away from what is a fascinating adventure tale about a remarkable and enigmatic man. Loved it and I am not a regular listener in this genre.
About the utterly atrocious narration already noted in detail elsewhere : there are really no excuses. To say it does injustice to the text is only the beginning. Audible should be working on a 2nd version to replace this, pronto.
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