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Champlain the Founder of New France

Champlain the Founder of New France

Dix, Edwin Asa

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Historical FiguresCanadian HistoryFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 1162643331
ISBN13: 9781162643335
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 270
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Champlain the Founder of New France is a biography written by Edwin Asa Dix about the life and accomplishments of Samuel de Champlain, a French explorer and founder of Quebec City. The book covers Champlain's early life in France, his travels to North America, and his role in establishing the first permanent French settlement in Canada. The author also delves into Champlain's relationships with the indigenous peoples of the region and his efforts to establish alliances with them. The book provides a detailed account of Champlain's explorations and the challenges he faced in his quest to establish a French presence in North America. Overall, Champlain the Founder of New France is a comprehensive and engaging account of one of the most important figures in Canadian history.1903. Illustrated. The story of Champlain, French explorer and navigator who mapped much of northeastern North America and started a settlement in Quebec. Champlain also discovered the lake named for him, Lake Champlain on the border of northern New York state and Vermont, and was important in establishing and administering the French colonies in the New World. Contents: The Making of a Soldier; The Making of a Sailor; The Explorers of New France; Champlain on the St. Lawrence; A Winter in Acadia; A Glimpse of New England; The Founding of Quebec; Arrows and Arquebuses; Another Forest Battle; The Beginnings of Montreal; A Search for the North Sea; A Winter among the Hurons; The Brewing of a Storm; Defiance and Starvation; The Capture of Quebec; Restitution and Renovation; and The Passing of a Knightly Soul.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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