The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the AmericasA classic study of early contact between European explorers and North American natives. When the two cultures met in the fifteenth century, it meant great upheavals for the Amerindians, but strengthened the Europeans' move toward nation-states and capitalism. |
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Page 104
... ( lower left ) ; Penobscot , two canoeists , one with a paddle and the other with a pole , following an otter ( lower right ) gy . c River at the time of contact.82 Biard in 1612 estimated 104 EARLY CONTACTS OF AMERINDIANS AND FRENCHMEN.
... ( lower left ) ; Penobscot , two canoeists , one with a paddle and the other with a pole , following an otter ( lower right ) gy . c River at the time of contact.82 Biard in 1612 estimated 104 EARLY CONTACTS OF AMERINDIANS AND FRENCHMEN.
Page 106
... lower Saco River to Lake Champlain , were included by the French , along with other tribes , under their general rubric , Loup . 90 The large population known to the early French as the Armouchiquois , bitter enemies of the Micmac ...
... lower Saco River to Lake Champlain , were included by the French , along with other tribes , under their general rubric , Loup . 90 The large population known to the early French as the Armouchiquois , bitter enemies of the Micmac ...
Page 149
... lower echelons of society.40 This could be a reflection of a basic conservatism , of an unwillingness to risk unknown dangers when the known ones were difficult enough to deal with . Be that as it may , early French colonizing ventures ...
... lower echelons of society.40 This could be a reflection of a basic conservatism , of an unwillingness to risk unknown dangers when the known ones were difficult enough to deal with . Be that as it may , early French colonizing ventures ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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