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Fischer, David Hackett.
Champlain's dream /
David Hackett Fischer.
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2008.
viii, 834 p., [8] p. of plates :
ill. (some col.), maps ;
25 cm.
Map on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 635-786) 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: images and interpretations, 1608-2008 -- Appendixes.
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.
20150130.
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.)
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