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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... in fact , that early colonists often displayed a Canada . preference for trading to the hard work of farming . ... he was more interested in finding the fabled golden kingdom of the Saguenay than in establishing farms ; de La Roche ...
... in fact , that early colonists often displayed a Canada . preference for trading to the hard work of farming . ... he was more interested in finding the fabled golden kingdom of the Saguenay than in establishing farms ; de La Roche ...
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See also Trigger , Huron Farmers , 57 . 137. Champlain did not see that the Huron had an effective legal system ( Champlain , Works 3 : 142-43 ) ; however , Jesuit missionaries disagreed , and found that the Huron did possess a system ...
See also Trigger , Huron Farmers , 57 . 137. Champlain did not see that the Huron had an effective legal system ( Champlain , Works 3 : 142-43 ) ; however , Jesuit missionaries disagreed , and found that the Huron did possess a system ...
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dining on humans , 78 drowning Spaniard , 23 dwellings , 56 , 242 farming , 14 , 152 , 164 fishing , 92 , 152 flee from Spanish , 4 harvesting , 12 hunting , 152 , 175 , 179 mining gold , 39 of Brazil , 46 , 184-86 , 191 , 203 , 216 of ...
dining on humans , 78 drowning Spaniard , 23 dwellings , 56 , 242 farming , 14 , 152 , 164 fishing , 92 , 152 flee from Spanish , 4 harvesting , 12 hunting , 152 , 175 , 179 mining gold , 39 of Brazil , 46 , 184-86 , 191 , 203 , 216 of ...
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Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the Americas |
| Author | Olive Patricia Dickason |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Press, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0888640366, 9780888640369 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Canada / General Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social |
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