Champlain's dream
David Hackett Fischer.
- 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.
- viii, 834 p. : ill., maps, ; 24 cm.
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.
New France--Discovery and exploration--French. America--Discovery and exploration--French. Canada--History--To 1763 (New France) Maine--History--To 1763.