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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... demands . Laudonnière later said this never would have happened if the French had been properly provisioned . 69 Sir John Hawkins , coming upon Laudonnière's fort , found that the French , “ in extremity ” for want , had made the ...
... demands . Laudonnière later said this never would have happened if the French had been properly provisioned . 69 Sir John Hawkins , coming upon Laudonnière's fort , found that the French , “ in extremity ” for want , had made the ...
Page 202
... demands for accommodation with Amerindian ways as did trade . French colonists tended to ignore Amerindian techniques ; the result was that colonists often suffered from famine in the midst of potential plenty.96 The trouble was not so ...
... demands for accommodation with Amerindian ways as did trade . French colonists tended to ignore Amerindian techniques ; the result was that colonists often suffered from famine in the midst of potential plenty.96 The trouble was not so ...
Page 240
... demand for otter . This demand , coupled with the need of European felters for New World beaver , as those of the Old World had been hunted out , resulted in a boom for furs that lasted until the 1670s , when oversupply resulted in the ...
... demand for otter . This demand , coupled with the need of European felters for New World beaver , as those of the Old World had been hunted out , resulted in a boom for furs that lasted until the 1670s , when oversupply resulted in the ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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