| Champlain the Founder of New France Contributor(s): Dix, Edwin Asa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1417922702 ISBN-13: 9781417922703 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.18" W x 9.02" (0.89 lbs) 272 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. 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 the original work. |
