Pre-Confederation, Expeditions & Discoveries 

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. 

Genre/Form: Biographies
History
Biographie
Biography
biografi
Named Person: Samuel de Champlain; Samuel de Champlain; Samuel de Champlain; Samuel de Champlain; Kaṇada; Samuel de Champlain
Material Type: Biography, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: David Hackett Fischer
ISBN: 9781416593324 1416593322 9781416593331 1416593330 9780307397669 0307397661
OCLC Number: 213839989
Notes: Map on lining papers.
Awards: Finalist, Cundill Prize in Historical Literature, 2009.
Description: viii, 834 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Contents: 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.
Responsibility: David Hackett Fischer.