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 54
... fishing with golden fish hooks , wearing golden breast plates or golden rings in ears and noses , not to mention pearl necklaces and bracelets . Perhaps the culmination of such stories was the tale of the conquistadors shoeing their ...
... fishing with golden fish hooks , wearing golden breast plates or golden rings in ears and noses , not to mention pearl necklaces and bracelets . Perhaps the culmination of such stories was the tale of the conquistadors shoeing their ...
Page 93
... fish as a principal means of subsistence , although moose – “ very large stags like horses ” 12 – bear , beaver , and caribou were important game and in the spring and fall , geese and ducks . Fishing was a low - prestige occupation ...
... fish as a principal means of subsistence , although moose – “ very large stags like horses ” 12 – bear , beaver , and caribou were important game and in the spring and fall , geese and ducks . Fishing was a low - prestige occupation ...
Page 171
... fish , and that they were in a wonderful doubt and feare of us . 45 Hostilities became overt as the French attempted to establish themselves , and the Amerindians killed some carpenters who had been put ashore to start construction.46 ...
... fish , and that they were in a wonderful doubt and feare of us . 45 Hostilities became overt as the French attempted to establish themselves , and the Amerindians killed some carpenters who had been put ashore to start construction.46 ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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