| The French Traveler: Adventure, Exploration & Indian Life In Eighteenth-Century Canada Contributor(s): Gairdner, William D. (Author), Crack, Daniel (Designed by) |
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ISBN: 1988360277 ISBN-13: 9781988360270 Publisher: Kinetics Design - Kdbooks.CA OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.83 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The French Traveler -- Letters to "Ch re Madame" Adventure, Exploration & Indian Life In Eighteenth-Century Canada The First English Translation of The 1768 Bestseller "Le Voyageur Fran ais" Translation and Commentary by William D. Gairdner, PhD From the very first page, readers are thrown into scenes of gigantic, crushing "ice monsters" in the high arctic, dangerous exploration among hardy and curious Eskimos, then the rough and tumble lives of the colonists of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia; and finally, deep into the fascinating customs, war, killing, loving, torturing, hunting, and exotic ways of the Huron and Iroquois Indians of "Le Canada." This is the first English translation of the best-selling 18th-century travel book Le Voyageur Fran ais (The French Traveler), which sold out repeatedly and remained in demand for more than a half-century. The aim of its author, Joseph Delaporte, was to satisfy the insatiable curiosity of Europeans deeply fascinated by the adventure, mystery, and romantic appeal of the New World and its inhabitants. What is Canada Like? Who are the strange Indian people living there? Are they like us? Were we once like them? The French Traveler supplied the answers for curious readers young and old, in this intimately detailed and fascinating blend of action and emotion. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gairdner, William D.: - As a young athlete, Bill competed in the decathlon at the Pan-Am Games in Brazil and at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, and then in two Commonwealth Games (Jamaica, 1966, and Edinburgh, 1970), in the 400 metre hurdles event. After earning a PhD from Stanford University, he taught English Literature at York University, then pursued a career in business, from which he retired in 1988 to devote his time to writing. In quick succession he produced a string of bestselling books, including The Trouble With Canada, The War Against The Family, The Book of Absolutes, and Canada's Founding Debates -- an historical landmark. His most recent is DISRUPTIVE ESSAYS: There Are No Safe Spaces in This Book! Blog: www.williamgairdner.ca Twitter: @williamgairdner |