Champlain
Subtitle: The Birth of French America
Contributors: Raymonde Litalien (Editor); Denis Vaugeois (Editor); Kathe Roth (Translator)
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: February 28, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9780773528505
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; Biography: general; c 1600 to c 1700; History; History - General History; History: World; Canada; Canada - General
First sentence: AT THE TIME OF CHAMPLAINl's BIRTH, around 1580, the situation of the Royal Navy was going from bad to worse.
Description: "Samuel de Champlain is one of Canada's most significant historical figures. Both tenacious and knowledgeable, he sustained the fledgling settlement at Quebec, orchestrated alliances with Aboriginal groups, explored and mapped much of Atlantic Canada and the St. Lawrence Valley, and struggled to gain support for New France." "In Champlain: The Birth of French America historians, ethnologists, archaeologists, archivists, and researchers from France, Italy, and Canada revisit Champlain's enormous contributions and unique role in history, offering new insights and raising new questions about the "father of New France." Illustrated, including the thirty-two maps attributed to Champlain as well as documents, a selection of his drawings, and illustrations of rare artifacts, Champlain is a source of information for anyone who wants to understand New France and the origins of Canada."--Jacket.