Champlain's dream David Hackett Fischer.
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TextPublisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover edDescription: viii, 834 p. : ill., maps, ; 24 cmISBN: 9781416593331; 1416593322Subject(s): Champlain, Samuel de, 1567-1635 | Explorers -- America -- Biography | Explorers -- France -- Biography | New France -- Discovery and exploration -- French | America -- Discovery and exploration -- French | Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) | Maine -- History -- To 1763DDC classification: 971.01/13092 | B LOC classification: F1030.1 | .F54 2008| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | 971.01 FISH (Browse shelf) | Available | 13590 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p.745-786) and index.
Introduction: In search of Champlain -- A leader in the making -- Explorer of Acadia -- Founder of Quebec -- Builder of New France -- Father of French Canada -- Conclusion: a leader's long reach -- Memories of Champlain.
Traces the story of Quebec's founder while explaining his influential perspectives about peaceful colonialism, in a profile that also evaluates his contributions as a soldier, mariner, and cultural diplomat.
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