The story of the Hudson's Bay Company is the story of modern Canada's creation. And yet it hasn't been told in a book for over 30 years, and never in such depth and vivid detail as in 'The Company'. Stephen R. Bown has a scholar's profound knowledge and understanding of the Company's history, but wears his learning lightly in a narrative as compelling, and rich in well-drawn characters, as a page-turning novel. Bown lives in Banff, AB.