As for his âcould cost the country billionsâ statement. Horsecrap. As of the middle of July, the Central Bank of Iraq had estimated the project will cost 172 billion dinar, or about $148 MILLION. They even broke down the cost of printing, transport, media campaign and other cost. They even gave the cost of the 2003-2004 reprinting as a reference. This guy is blowing smoke.
Distinction between voyageur and coureur des bois. The Coureur de Bois were French fur traders that ventured out to trade with the aboriginal people in different areas; they worked for many large companies. The Voyageur and the Coureur de Bois are two very different figures and do not belong on the same page.
Literary usage of Coureur de bois. 1. In considering the coureur de bois as a social type, we are brought face to face with the fur trade. 2. The manners and mode of life of the coureur de bois were those of the savages ... The coureur de bois ignored the regulations made by the Company of the .... 3. A Treasury of Canadian Verse: With Brief Biographical Notes by Theodore H Rand (1900)