While neither colony profited very much, if at all, from the fur trade (though many individuals fortunes were undoubtedly made), Weeks finds that New France, which far outpaced New Netherland in this trade, grew more slowly and had greater difficulty sustaining itself.
| Publication Year | 2019 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Language | English |
| Book Title | Gateways to Empire |
| Author | Book |
| Genre | History |
| Publisher | Lehigh University Press |
| Topic | Canada |
| ISBN | 1611462797 |
While neither colony profited very much, if at all, from the fur trade (though many individuals fortunes were undoubtedly made), Weeks finds that New France, which far outpaced New Netherland in this trade, grew more slowly and had greater difficulty sustaining itself.