Synopsis
Cartier's account of his voyages to the St. Lawrence region of northeastern North America in 1534, 1535, and 1541 comprises the first record of European exploration there and contact with the native people. He describes the reactions of the French and the Iroquois to each other, and reveals much about himself and 16th-century France. Appended are letters, charters, and other documents relating to the voyages. No index. Paper edition (6000-5), $16.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Synopsis
Cartier's account of his voyages to the St. Lawrence region of northeastern North America in 1534, 1535, and 1541 comprises the first record of European exploration there and contact with the native people. He describes the reactions of the French and the Iroquois to each other, and reveals much about himself and 16th-century France. Appended are l
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Ramsay Cook is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at York University and the former general editor of The Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
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The Voyages of Jacques Cartier
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University of Toronto Press, 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0802050158
ISBN 13: 9780802050151
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, illustrated boards, xli, 177pp., 9 b/w plates. First edition thus. Slightly modified edition of the H.P. Biggar's translation, supplemented by several Cartier letters. VG+: clean, bright, and sound with very light and dismissable soiling to the foot of the front board. Seller Inventory # ATLVJCUT93