It may be romantic to think that the earliest Europeans came for furs to clothe the fashionistas of the day. They didn’t. They came for fish. Although Basque galleons hunted whales, it was cod that began the story of modern Canada.
It may be romantic to think that the earliest Europeans came for furs to clothe the fashionistas of the day. They didn’t. They came for fish. Although Basque galleons hunted whales, it was cod that began the story of modern Canada.