Voyageurs in Camp for the Night

Music played an important role in the daily life of the voyageurs, from songs to help keep time while paddling to entertaining each other at the end of a long workday.

From Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims

Many of the tunes survive today, including the popular “Oh Shenandoah”, which may have originated with traders traveling the Missouri River—“across the wide Missouri.” Illustration by Frederic Remington.
Creator(s)	Remington, Frederic
Subjects	History Cultural Studies Literature Native American Studies Regional Studies
Date	ca. 1890s
Related Section	Chapter 3: The Fur Trade
Keywords	sheet music voyageur fur trade Frederic Remington
Content Type	illustration
Language	English
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