Hill Country Books presents ... Barkskins: A Novel ISBN:0743288785 Author:Proulx, Annie Publisher:Scribner Release Date:2016-06-14 Seller Category:Signed, Limited Editions, First Editions~Historical fiction Qty Available:1 Condition:Collectible: Excellent Sku: 4-5-1617 Notes: Signed by author on second endpaper without inscription. First Edition with full number line. In protective acid-free archival quality acetate cover. Please note: Annie Proulx's signature is TINY. In the late seventeenth century two penniless young Frenchmen, Rene Sel and Charles Duquet, arrive in New France. Bound to a feudal lord, a seigneur, for three years in exchange for land, they become wood cutters barkskins. Rene suffers extraordinary hardship, oppressed by the forest he is charged with clearing. He is forced to marry a Mi' kmaw woman and their descendants live trapped between two inimical cultures. But Duquet, crafty and ruthless, runs away from the seigneur, becomes a fur trader, then sets up a timber business. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!